Leviticus 23:21:13Lev.23.21.W13TAB
עוֹלָ֛ם
olam
“forever”
- Transliteration
- o-LAM
- Extended
- oh-LAHM
- IPA
- /ʕoˈlaːm/
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
o-LAM
- phraseyour reading level
khoo-KAHT o-LAM
- clause
khoo-KAHT o-LAM be-KHOL-mosh-vo-TEE-khem le-do-ro-TEE-khem
- sentence
oo-keh-RAA-tehm beh-EH-TSEM ha-YOM ha-ZEH mik-RAA-KOH-desh yih-YEH la-KHEM kol-meh-LEH-khet a-vo-DAH LO ta-ah-SOO khoo-KAHT o-LAM be-KHOL-mosh-vo-TEE-khem le-do-ro-TEE-khem
Exegesis
Chukat olam {חֻקַּת עוֹלָם | ḥu-qa-ṯ ʿō-lām} ‘statute forever’ establishes temporal permanence through a construct chain indicating an enduring ordinance.
Root and etymology
‘-l-mayin-lamed-mem
“eternity, forever”
In context — Leviticus 23:21
And you shall proclaim on this very day a holy convocation for you. You shall do no work of labor. It is a statute forever in all your dwelling places, throughout your generations .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:21:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Leviticus 23:21, so the Hebrew word עוֹלָ֛ם (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 Lev.23.21.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.21.W13.S1) and character.