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

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Result
לְע + וֹ + לָֽם׃
leh + o + lam
leholam

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    leh-o-LAM

  2. clause

    kol-ya-ME-kha leh-o-LAM

  3. sentence

    lo-tid-ROSH she-lo-MAM veh-to-va-TAM kol-ya-ME-kha leh-o-LAM

In contextDeuteronomy 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.