Jeremiah 23:40:6Jer.23.40.W6TAB
עוֹלָ֔ם
olam
“everlasting or eternal”
- Transliteration
- o-LAM
- Extended
- oh-LAAM
- IPA
- /ʕoːˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- everlasting or eternal
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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The word
Word in context
- word
o-LAM
- phraseyour reading level
u-khe-li-MUT o-LAM
- clause
u-khe-li-MUT o-LAM a-SHER LO tish-ka-KHE-AKH
- sentence
ve-na-TAT-ti a-lei-KHEM KHER-paT o-LAM u-khe-li-MUT o-LAM a-SHER LO tish-ka-KHE-AKH
Exegesis
The verse employs synonymous parallelism between the construct chains kherpat olam {חֶרְפַּת עוֹלָם | ḥerpáṯ ʿō-lām} and ukelimut olam {וּכְלִמּוּת עוֹלָם | u-kə-limmūṯ ʿō-lām}, both with olam {עוֹלָם | ʿō-lām} ‘everlasting’ emphasizing the permanence of judgment.
Root and etymology
RootAyin–Lamed–Mem
“everlasting or hidden time”
In context — Jeremiah 23:40
And I will place upon you an everlasting reproach and an everlasting shame that will not be forgotten.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:40:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 23:40, so the Hebrew word עוֹלָ֔ם (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.23.40.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.40.W6.S1) and character.