Nehemiah 13:1:17Neh.13.1.W17TAB
עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃
adolam
“unto eternity or forever”
- Transliteration
- ad-o-LAM
- Extended
- ahd-oh-LAAM
- IPA
- /ʕad.ʕoːˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- unto eternity or forever
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| 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
ad-o-LAM
- clause
ve-nim-TSA ka-TUV BO a-SHER lo-YA-VO a-mo-NI u-mo-a-VI bik-HAL ha-e-lo-HIM ad-o-LAM
- sentence
ba-YOM ha-HU nik-RA be-SE-fer mo-SHE be-oz-NE ha-AM ve-nim-TSA ka-TUV BO a-SHER lo-YA-VO a-mo-NI u-mo-a-VI bik-HAL ha-e-lo-HIM ad-o-LAM
Exegesis
The construct phrase biqahal haelohim {בִּקְהַ֥ל הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים | bĭ-qā-hāl hā-’ĕ-lō-hîm} ‘into the assembly of God’ specifies communal boundaries, and the adverbial adolam {עַד־עוֹלָֽם | ’ad-ō-lām} ‘forever’ denotes perpetual validity. These grammatical features preserve the verse’s legal and communal emphasis.
Root and etymology
’-l-mayin–lamed–mem
“eternal, hidden”
In context — Nehemiah 13:1
At that time the scroll of Moses was read aloud for all the people to hear, and they came upon the written command that no Ammonite or Moabite may enter the assembly of God forever.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:1:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Nehemiah 13:1, so the Hebrew word עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃ (adolam) 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 Neh.13.1.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.1.W17.S1) and character.