Proverbs 23:10:3Prov.23.10.W3TAB
עוֹלָ֑ם
olam
“ancient”
- Transliteration
- o-LAM
- Extended
- oh-LAAM
- IPA
- /ʕoːˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- ancient
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
- clause
al-tas-SEG ge-VUL o-LAM
- sentence
al-tas-SEG ge-VUL o-LAM u-vis-DEI ye-to-MIM al-ta-VO
Exegesis
The qualifier olam {עוֹלָם | ʿô-lām} ’ancient’ marks a long-established marker.
Root and etymology
ע־ל־ם
“long duration, ancient”
In context — Proverbs 23:10
Do not move an ancient boundary ; do not enter the fields of the fatherless .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 23:10, so the Hebrew word עוֹלָ֑ם (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 Prov.23.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.10.W3.S1) and character.