1 Chronicles 17:27:131 Chr.17.27.W13TAB
לְעוֹלָֽם׃
leolam
“forever or for eternity”
- Transliteration
- le-o-LAM
- Extended
- leh-oh-LAAM
- IPA
- /ləʕoːˈlɔːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- forever or 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
- clause
ki-a-TA ye-ho-VAH BE-rakh-ta u-me-vo-RAKH le-o-LAM
- sentence
ve-a-TA ho-AL-te le-va-REKH et-BET av-de-KHA lih-ye-OT le-o-LAM le-fa-NE-kha ki-a-TA ye-ho-VAH BE-rakh-ta u-me-vo-RAKH le-o-LAM
Exegesis
The infinitive phrase li-hə-yōṯ lə-ʿō-lām lə-p̄ā-ne-ḵā {לִהְיוֹת לְעוֹלָם לְפָנֶיךָ | li-hə-yōṯ lə-ʿō-lām lə-p̄ā-ne-ḵā} expresses ongoing and uninterrupted presence before the LORD.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–lamed–mem
“eternity”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:27
And now You have been pleased to bless the house of Your servant so that it may remain forever before You. For You, LORD , have blessed it and it is blessed forever.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:27:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Chronicles 17:27, so the Hebrew word לְעוֹלָֽם׃ (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.17.27.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.27.W13.S1) and character.