Strongs Number: H5769
- Hebrew Word
- עוֹלָם
- Transliteration
- ʻôwlâm
- Phonetic
- o-lawm'
- Part of Speech
- Noun Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
properly {concealed} that {is} the vanishing point; generally time out of mind (past or {future}) that {is} (practically) eternity; frequentative adverbially (especially with prepositional prefix) always
- BDB Definition
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1. long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world
a. ancient time, long time (of past)
b. (of future)
1. for ever, always
2. continuous existence, perpetual
3. everlasting, indefinite or unending future, eternity
- Origin
- From H5956
- Bible Usage
- always ({-s}) ancient ({time}) any {more} {continuance} {eternal} ({for} [n-]) ever ({-lasting} {-more} of {old}) {lasting} long ({time}) (of) old ({time}) {perpetual} at any {time} (beginning of the) world (+ without end). Compare {H5331 } H5703 .