Isaiah 14:20:9Isa.14.20.W9TAB
לְעוֹלָ֖ם
leolam
“for ever or for eternity”
- Transliteration
- le-o-LAM
- Extended
- leh-oh-LAAM
- IPA
- /ləʕoːˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for ever or for eternity
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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Word in context
- word
le-o-LAM
- phraseyour reading level
lo-yik-ka-RE le-o-LAM
- clause
lo-yik-ka-RE le-o-LAM ZE-ra me-re-IM
- sentence
lo-te-KHAD i-TAM bik-vu-RA ki-AR-tse-kha shi-KHAT-ta am-ME-kha ha-RAG-ta lo-yik-ka-RE le-o-LAM ZE-ra me-re-IM
In context — Isaiah 14:20
You will not be joined with them in burial, because you have ruined your land and slaughtered your people; the seed of evildoers will never be named for ever.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:20:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Isaiah 14:20, so the Hebrew word לְעוֹלָ֖ם (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 Isa.14.20.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.20.W9.S1) and character.