Deuteronomy 15:17:9Deut.15.17.W9TAB
עוֹלָ֑ם
olam
“forever”
- Transliteration
- o-LAM
- Extended
- oh-LAAM
- IPA
- /ʕoˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- forever
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 Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-LAM
- phraseyour reading level
E-ved o-LAM
- clause
ve-la-KAKH-ta et-ham-mar-TSE-a ve-na-TAT-ta ve-oz-NO u-va-DE-let ve-ha-YA le-KHA E-ved o-LAM
- sentence
ve-la-KAKH-ta et-ham-mar-TSE-a ve-na-TAT-ta ve-oz-NO u-va-DE-let ve-ha-YA le-KHA E-ved o-LAM ve-AF la-a-mat-KHA ta-a-SE-KEN
Exegesis
The result clause vehayah {וְהָיָה | wə-hā-yāh} links to the predicate nominal eved {עֶבֶד | ʿe-ved} and the adverbial noun olam {עוֹלָם | ʿō-lām}, expressing enduring servitude.
Root and etymology
ʿ-l-mayin-lamed-mem
“eternity, perpetuity”
In context — Deuteronomy 15:17
And you shall take the awl , pierce it through his ear into the door, and he shall be your servant forever. And you shall do the same for your maidservant .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:17:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Deuteronomy 15:17, so the Hebrew word עוֹלָ֑ם (olam) 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 Deut.15.17.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.17.W9.S1) and character.