Leviticus 16:29:4Lev.16.29.W4TAB
עוֹלָ֑ם
ohlaam
“forever”
- Transliteration
- oh-LAAM
- Extended
- oh-LAAHM
- IPA
- /ʕoːˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- forever
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
oh-LAAM
- phraseyour reading level
leh-KHOO-KAT oh-LAAM
- clause
veh-hah-yeh-TAH la-KHEM leh-KHOO-KAT oh-LAAM
- sentence
veh-hah-yeh-TAH la-KHEM leh-KHOO-KAT oh-LAAM ba-KHO-desh hash-vEE-EE be-ah-SOR la-KHO-desh teh-ah-NU et-naf-SHOH-TEI-khem veh-KHOHL-meh-la-KHAH loh teh-ah-SU ha-ez-RAKH veh-ha-GER ha-GAR be-toh-KHEM
Exegesis
The construct lechukat olam {לְחֻקַּת עוֹלָ֑ם | lə-ḥuk-kat ʿō-lām} marks an enduring statute.
Root and etymology
Rootayin-lamed-mem
“forever, eternity”
In context — Leviticus 16:29
And it shall be for you an everlasting statute ; in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls , and you shall do no work of any kind, whether native-born or sojourner among you.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:29:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 16:29, so the Hebrew word עוֹלָ֑ם (ohlaam) 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 Lev.16.29.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.29.W4.S1) and character.