Deuteronomy 23:6:5Deut.23.6.W5PATWLC Deuteronomy 23:7
לְעוֹלָֽם׃
leholam
“forever”
- Transliteration
- leh-o-LAM
- Extended
- leh-oh-LAHM
- IPA
- /lə.ʕoː.ˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- forever
- French
- pour toujours
- Spanish
- para siempre
- Portuguese
- para sempre
- German
- für immer
- Russian
- навсегда
- Arabic-Simplified
- إلى الأبد
- Hindi
- सदा के लिए
- Chinese-Simplified
- 永远
- Korean
- 영원히
- Indonesian
- selamanya
- Bengali
- চিরকাল
- Tagalog
- magpakailanman
- Swahili
- milele
- Amharic
- ለዘላለም
- Yoruba
- títí láé
- Igbo
- ruo mgbe ebighị ebi
- Twi
- daa
- Ewe
- tututu
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
לְע + וֹ + לָֽם׃
↓
leh + o + lam
↓
leholam
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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Vowels (Niqqud)
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
leh-o-LAM
- clause
kol-ya-ME-kha leh-o-LAM
- sentence
lo-tid-ROSH she-lo-MAM veh-to-va-TAM kol-ya-ME-kha leh-o-LAM
In context — Deuteronomy 23:6
do not seek their peace or their prosperity all your days forever
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 23:6, so the Hebrew word לְעוֹלָֽם׃ (leholam) 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 Deut.23.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.6.W5.S1) and character.