Exodus 19:9:17Exod.19.9.W17TAB
לְעוֹלָ֑ם
leolam
“forever”
- Transliteration
- le-o-LAM
- Extended
- leh-oh-LAAM
- IPA
- /ləʕoˈlaːm/
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
- phraseyour reading level
ya-ah-MEE-noo le-o-LAM
- clause
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh hin-NEH a-no-KHI BA e-lei-KHA be-AV he-a-NAAN ba-ah-VOOR yish-MA ha-AM be-dab-REE im-MAKH ve-gam-be-KHA ya-ah-MEE-noo le-o-LAM
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh hin-NEH a-no-KHI BA e-lei-KHA be-AV he-a-NAAN ba-ah-VOOR yish-MA ha-AM be-dab-REE im-MAKH ve-gam-be-KHA ya-ah-MEE-noo le-o-LAM va-ya-GED MO-sheh et-div-REI ha-AM el-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The coordinated clause wə-gam-bəḵā yaʾămînû lə-ʿōlām {וְגַם־בְּךָ יַאֲמִינוּ לְעוֹלָם | wə-gam-bəḵā yaʾămînû lə-ʿōlām} ‘and also in you they will believe forever’ highlights enduring confidence in Moses as mediator.
Root and etymology
Rootayin-lamed-mem
“unending time”
In context — Exodus 19:9
And the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I am coming to You in a thick cloud, so that the people may hear when I speak with You and also believe You forever.” Then Moses reported the words of the people to the LORD.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:9:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Exodus 19:9, so the Hebrew word לְעוֹלָ֑ם (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.19.9.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.9.W17.S1) and character.