1 Chronicles 16:41:121 Chr.16.41.W12TAB
לְעוֹלָ֖ם
leolam
“for eternity”
- Transliteration
- le-o-LAM
- Extended
- leh-oh-LAAM
- IPA
- /ləʕoːˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for eternity
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-o-LAM
- phraseyour reading level
KI le-o-LAM
- clause
le-ho-DOT la-ye-ho-VAH KI le-o-LAM khas-DO
- sentence
ve-im-MA-hem he-MAN vi-du-TUN u-she-AR ha-be-ru-RIM a-SHER nik-VE-u be-she-MOT le-ho-DOT la-ye-ho-VAH KI le-o-LAM khas-DO
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for’ introduces the explanatory clause le-olam chasdo {לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | lə-‘ô-lâm ḥa-sə-ḏô} ‘forever his steadfast love’, serving as the theological reason for thanksgiving. The Hebrew word order preserves the sequence of accompaniment, selection, purpose, and causal explanation.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–lamed–mem
“hidden, distant time”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:41
And with them were Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen who were designated by name to give thanks to the LORD , for His steadfast love endures forever.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:41:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Chronicles 16:41, so the Hebrew word לְעוֹלָ֖ם (leolam) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.16.41.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.41.W12.S1) and character.