Deuteronomy 23:6:5Deut.23.6.W5TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:7
לְעוֹלָֽם׃
leolam
“forever”
- Transliteration
- le-o-LAM
- Extended
- leh-oh-LAHM
- IPA
- /ləʕoːˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- forever
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
le-o-LAM
- clause
kol-ya-ME-kha le-o-LAM
- sentence
lo-tid-ROSH she-lo-MAM ve-to-va-TAM kol-ya-ME-kha le-o-LAM
Exegesis
The temporal expression kol-yamekha {כָּל־יָמֶיךָ | kol-yā-me-kha} ‘all your days’ followed by le'olam {לְעוֹלָם | lə-ʿô-lām} ‘forever’ conveys an uninterrupted duration, underscoring the everlasting nature of the prohibition.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–lamed–mem
“hidden duration, eternity”
In context — Deuteronomy 23:6
You must not work for their peace or for their prosperity throughout all your days—forever.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 23:6, so the Hebrew word לְעוֹלָֽם׃ (leolam) 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.23.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.6.W5.S1) and character.