1 Chronicles 17:24:41 Chr.17.24.W4TAB
עַד־עוֹלָם֙
adolam
“until forever”
- Transliteration
- ad-o-LAM
- Extended
- ahd-oh-LAAM
- IPA
- /ʕad.ʕoːˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- until forever
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| 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
ad-o-LAM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-yig-DAL shim-KHA ad-o-LAM
- clause
ve-ye-a-MEN ve-yig-DAL shim-KHA ad-o-LAM le-MOR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL e-lo-HIM le-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-ye-a-MEN ve-yig-DAL shim-KHA ad-o-LAM le-MOR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL e-lo-HIM le-yis-ra-EL u-VET-da-VID av-de-KHA na-KHON le-fa-NE-kha
Exegesis
The construct shimkha ʿad-ʿôlam {שִׁמְךָ֤ עַד־עוֹלָם֙ | šim-ḵā ʿad-ʿô-lam} ‘your name forever’ centers the theological desire for God’s enduring reputation.
Root and etymology
ʿ-l-m
“eternity, concealment”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:24
And let it be established, and may Your name become great forever, saying, “The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, a God to Israel.” And the house of David your servant will be established before You.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Chronicles 17:24, so the Hebrew word עַד־עוֹלָם֙ (adolam) 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.17.24.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.24.W4.S1) and character.