Proverbs 27:24:3Prov.27.24.W3TAB
לְעוֹלָ֣ם
leolam
“to forever”
- Transliteration
- le-o-LAM
- Extended
- leh-oh-LAAM
- IPA
- /ləʕoːˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to 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
KI LO le-o-LAM KHO-sen
- sentence
KI LO le-o-LAM KHO-sen ve-im-NE-zer le-DOR DOR va-DOR
Exegesis
The negation lo {לֹא | lō} ‘not’ combined with the temporal phrase leolam {לְעוֹלָם | lə-ʿôlām} ‘forever’ limits the duration of hosen {חֹסֶן | ḥōsen} ‘wealth.’
In context — Proverbs 27:24
For riches are not forever, and does a crown endure to every generation?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 27:24, 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.27.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.24.W3.S1) and character.