Daniel 4:3:9Dan.4.3.W9TABWLC Daniel 3:33
עָלַ֔ם
alam
“everlasting”
- Transliteration
- a-LAM
- Extended
- aa-LAM
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlam/
Meaning by language
- English
- everlasting
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Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-LAM
- phraseyour reading level
mal-KHUT a-LAM
- clause
mal-khu-TE mal-KHUT a-LAM ve-shal-ta-NE im-DAR ve-DAR
- sentence
a-TO-hi ke-MA rav-re-VIN ve-tim-ho-HI ke-MA ta-kif-FIN mal-khu-TE mal-KHUT a-LAM ve-shal-ta-NE im-DAR ve-DAR
Exegesis
The next clause, malkuteh malkut ʿalam {מַלְכוּתֵהּ מַלְכוּת עָלַם | malkûtêh malkût ʿālam}, consists of two juxtaposed nominal phrases. The first, malkuteh ‘His kingdom’, is followed by a construct chain malkut ʿalam ‘kingdom of eternity’, so that the implied copula yields the sense ‘His kingdom is a kingdom of eternity’, i.e., ‘an everlasting kingdom’.
Root and etymology
ע־ל־םayin–lamed–mem
“hidden duration, age, eternity”
In context — Daniel 4:3
How great are His signs, and how mighty are His wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom , and His dominion is from generation to generation.
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Daniel 4:3, so the Hebrew word עָלַ֔ם (alam) 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 Dan.4.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.3.W9.S1) and character.