Psalm 18:50:11Ps.18.50.W11TABWLC Psalms 18:51
עַד־עוֹלָ֥ם׃
adolam
“forever”
- Transliteration
- aD-o-LAM
- Extended
- ahd-o-LAAM
- IPA
- /ʕadˈʕoːlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
aD-o-LAM
- clause
ve-o-SE khe-SED lim-shi-KHO le-DA-vid ul-zar-O aD-o-LAM
- sentence
mag-DIL mag-DIL ye-shu-OT mal-KO ve-o-SE khe-SED lim-shi-KHO le-DA-vid ul-zar-O aD-o-LAM
Exegesis
The closing ad-olam {עַד־עוֹלָֽם | ʿad-ʿōlām} ‘forever’ functions as a durative frame, presenting the deliverance-and-chesed pairing as enduring.
In context — Psalm 18:50
Greatly He magnifies deliverances for His king, and He shows steadfast love to His anointed, to David, and to his offspring, forever.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:50:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Psalm 18:50, so the Hebrew word עַד־עוֹלָ֥ם׃ (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 Ps.18.50.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.50.W11.S1) and character.