Hebrew word study
עוֹלָם H5769
- Transliteration
- ʻôwlâm
- Pronunciation
- o-lawm'
- KJV glosses
- alway(-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 ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5703 (עַד).
Lexical summary
properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point
generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity
frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point
generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity
frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information