Exodus 15:18:3Exod.15.18.W3TAB
לְעֹלָ֥ם
leolam
“forever”
- Transliteration
- le-o-LAM
- Extended
- leh-oh-LAAM
- IPA
- /lə.ʕo.ˈlaːm/
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 | |
| 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
- phraseyour reading level
le-o-LAM va-ED
- sentence
Ye-ho-VAH yim-LOKH le-o-LAM va-ED
Exegesis
The coordinated temporal nouns le-olam {לְעֹלָ֥ם | lə-ʿō-lām} and va-ed {וָעֶֽד | wa-ʿeḏ} form a paratactic sequence that intensifies duration, functioning collectively as an adverbial modifier of indefinite extent. English renderings maintain the active voice and capture the emphatic prolongation through “forever and for all generations” (formal) and “always” (dynamic).
Root and etymology
ע-l-mayin–lamed–mem
“eternity, perpetuity”
In context — Exodus 15:18
The LORD will reign forever and for all generations .
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 15:18, so the Hebrew word לְעֹלָ֥ם (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 Exod.15.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.18.W3.S1) and character.