2 Chronicles 6:2:72 Chr.6.2.W7TAB
עוֹלָמִֽים׃
olamim
“forever, ages”
- Transliteration
- o-la-MIM
- Extended
- oh-laa-MEEM
- IPA
- /ʕoːlaːˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- forever, ages
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-la-MIM
- clause
u-ma-KHON le-shiv-te-KHA o-la-MIM
- sentence
va-a-NI ba-NI-ti BET-ze-VUL LAKH u-ma-KHON le-shiv-te-KHA o-la-MIM
Exegesis
The closing plural noun olamim {עוֹלָמִים | ’ô·lā·mîm} ‘forever’ functions adverbially to intensify the duration. This coordinated structure underlines the enduring nature of God’s sanctuary.
Root and etymology
ʿ-l-mayin–lamed–mem
“eternity”
In context — 2 Chronicles 6:2
But I have built an exalted house for You , and a fixed place for Your dwelling forever.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 6:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 6:2, so the Hebrew word עוֹלָמִֽים׃ (olamim) 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.6.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.6.2.W7.S1) and character.