Proverbs 10:30:2Prov.10.30.W2TAB
לְעוֹלָ֣ם
leolam
“for eternity or forever”
- Transliteration
- le-o-LAM
- Extended
- leh-oh-LAAM
- IPA
- /ləʕoːˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for eternity or forever
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
le-o-LAM
- clause
tsa-DIK le-o-LAM bal-yim-MOT
- sentence
tsa-DIK le-o-LAM bal-yim-MOT u-re-sha-IM LO yish-ke-NU-A-rets
Exegesis
The verse begins with the noun tsaddiq {צַדִּיק | ṣaḏ-ḏîq} ‘righteous’, followed by the adverbial phrase ləʿōlām {לְעוֹלָם | lə-ʿō-lām} ‘forever’ establishing durative emphasis.
In context — Proverbs 10:30
The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not dwell in the land .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:30:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 10:30, so the Hebrew word לְעוֹלָ֣ם (leolam) 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 Prov.10.30.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.30.W2.S1) and character.