Leviticus 25:34:7Lev.25.34.W7TAB
עוֹלָ֛ם
olam
“forever”
- Transliteration
- o-LAM
- Extended
- oh-LAAM
- 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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Word in context
- word
o-LAM
- phraseyour reading level
kee-ah-khoo-ZAT o-LAM
- clause
kee-ah-khoo-ZAT o-LAM HU la-HEM
- sentence
oo-se-DEH mig-RASH a-re-HEM LO yim-ma-KHER kee-ah-khoo-ZAT o-LAM HU la-HEM
Exegesis
The conjunctive noun ki-achuzzat {כִּֽי־אֲחֻזַּ֥ת | ki·ʾă·ḥû·zaṯ} introduces the causal clause explaining that the land is characterized by olam {עוֹלָם | ō·lām} “everlasting,” affirmed by the copula hu {הוּא | hūʾ} and the prepositional suffix lahem {לָהֶם | lā·hêm}, indicating ownership. English renders the construct chain with genitive prepositions to preserve the Hebrew hierarchy and legal tone while maintaining the temporal nuance of olam.
Root and etymology
ע־ל־ם
“eternity, perpetuity”
In context — Leviticus 25:34
But the field of the pastureland of their cities shall not be sold, for it is an everlasting possession to them.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 25:34:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 25:34, 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.25.34.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.34.W7.S1) and character.