Daniel 7:18:10Dan.7.18.W10TAB
עָלְמַיָּֽא׃
olmaiya
“of ages”
- Transliteration
- ol-mai-YA
- Extended
- ohl-mahy-YAA
- IPA
- /ʕɔl.majˈjaː(ʔ)/
Meaning by language
- English
- of ages
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ol-mai-YA
- phraseyour reading level
a-LAM ol-mai-YA
- clause
ve-yakh-se-NUN mal-khu-TA ad-ol-MA ve-AD a-LAM ol-mai-YA
- sentence
vi-yka-BE-lun mal-khu-TA ka-di-SHE e-lyo-NIN ve-yakh-se-NUN mal-khu-TA ad-ol-MA ve-AD a-LAM ol-mai-YA
Exegesis
The final temporal expressions ad-alma ve-ad olam olmaya {עֽ͏ַד־עָ֣לְמָ֔א וְעַ֖ד עָלַ֥ם עָלְמַיָּֽא | ʿad-ʿāl-mā wə-ʿad ʿā-lam ʿā-lə-may-yā} employ a progressive formula for perpetual duration, rendered “forever, even to the age of ages” in formal and adapted to “for all time… every age” in dynamic to convey unbroken continuity.
In context — Daniel 7:18
But the holy ones of the Most High will receive the kingdom and will possess the kingdom forever, even to the age of ages .
About this coordinate
Daniel 7:18:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Daniel 7:18, so the Hebrew word עָלְמַיָּֽא׃ (olmaiya) 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.7.18.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.18.W10.S1) and character.