2 Chronicles 13:5:122 Chr.13.5.W12TAB
לְעוֹלָ֑ם
leolam
“forever”
- Transliteration
- le-o-LAM
- Extended
- leh-oh-LAAM
- IPA
- /ləʕoːˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- forever
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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Word in context
- word
le-o-LAM
- clause
ha-LO la-KHEM la-DA-at KI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL na-TAN mam-la-KHA le-da-VID al-yis-ra-EL le-o-LAM
- sentence
ha-LO la-KHEM la-DA-at KI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL na-TAN mam-la-KHA le-da-VID al-yis-ra-EL le-o-LAM LO u-le-va-NAV be-RIT ME-lakh
Exegesis
The span leolam lo ulevanav {לְעוֹלָם לוֹ וּלְבָנָיו | ləʿōlām lô ûləḇānāw} expands the grant’s duration (“forever”) and its dynastic extension (“to him and to his sons”).
In context — 2 Chronicles 13:5
Is it not for you to know that the LORD God of Israel has given the kingdom over Israel to David forever—to him and to his sons—by a covenant of salt, salt ?
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 13:5:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Chronicles 13:5, so the Hebrew word לְעוֹלָ֑ם (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 2 Chr.13.5.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.13.5.W12.S1) and character.