Jeremiah 20:11:15Jer.20.11.W15TAB
עוֹלָ֖ם
olam
“eternity or everlasting”
- Transliteration
- o-LAM
- Extended
- oh-LAAM
- IPA
- /ʕoːˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- eternity or everlasting
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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Word in context
- word
o-LAM
- phraseyour reading level
ke-lim-MAT o-LAM
- clause
BO-shu me-OD ki-LO his-ki-LU ke-lim-MAT o-LAM LO tish-sha-KHE-akh
- sentence
va-ye-ho-VAH o-TI ke-gib-BOR a-RITS al-KEN ro-de-FAI yik-ka-she-LU ve-LO yu-kha-LU BO-shu me-OD ki-LO his-ki-LU ke-lim-MAT o-LAM LO tish-sha-KHE-akh
Exegesis
The construct phrase kə-lim-mmat ʿō-lām {כְּלִמַּת עוֹלָם | kə-lim-mmat ʿō-lām} ‘disgrace of eternity’ conveys perpetual dishonor, and the Nifal imperfect tiš-šā-kē-aḥ {תִשָּׁכֵֽחַ | tiš-šā-kē-aḥ} ‘will not be forgotten’ affirms enduring consequence. The English rendering preserves the Hebrew’s adversative, comparative, causal, and result structures while highlighting divine protection and the certainty of the pursuers’ failure.
Root and etymology
ʿ-l-m
“eternity, forever”
In context — Jeremiah 20:11
But the LORD is with me as a mighty and terrible one; therefore my pursuers will stumble and not prevail. They will be greatly ashamed, for they have not prospered . Their everlasting disgrace will never be forgotten.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:11:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Jeremiah 20:11, so the Hebrew word עוֹלָ֖ם (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 Jer.20.11.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.11.W15.S1) and character.