Daniel 7:27:14Dan.7.27.W14TAB
עָלַ֔ם
alam
“everlasting or of eternity”
- Transliteration
- a-LAM
- Extended
- aa-LAHM
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlam/
Meaning by language
- English
- everlasting or of eternity
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-LAM
- phraseyour reading level
mal-KHUT a-LAM
- clause
mal-khu-TEH mal-KHUT a-LAM ve-KHOL shal-ta-nai-YA LEH yif-le-KHUN ve-yish-tam-e-UN
- sentence
u-mal-khu-TAH ve-shal-ta-NA u-re-vu-TA DI mal-khe-VAT te-KHOT kal-she-mai-YA ye-hi-VAT le-AM ka-di-SHEI e-le-yo-NIN mal-khu-TEH mal-KHUT a-LAM ve-KHOL shal-ta-nai-YA LEH yif-le-KHUN ve-yish-tam-e-UN
Exegesis
The phrase malkhuteh malkhut olam {מַלְכוּתֵהּ֙ מַלְכוּת עָלַ֔ם | malkûtēh malkût ʿālam} employs repetition and construct syntax to emphasize the eternal nature of His rule.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–lamed–mem
“everlasting”
In context — Daniel 7:27
The kingdom, the dominion, and the majesty of the realms under all the heavens shall be entrusted to the people of the holy ones of the Most High . His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions will serve and obey Him.
About this coordinate
Daniel 7:27:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Daniel 7:27, 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.7.27.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.27.W14.S1) and character.