Strong's Concordance
olam: long duration, antiquity, futurity
Original Word: עוֹלָםPart of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: olam
Phonetic Spelling: (o-lawm')
Short Definition: forever
Brown-Driver-Briggs
439 ; —
Genesis 9:12 405t.;
Genesis 3:22 19t.; 2Chronicles 33:7, read probably (for other explanations see note in Kit
Hpt); suffix
Ecclesiastes 12:5; plural
Isaiah 26:4 7t.,
Psalm 145:13 2t.; construct
Isaiah 45:17; —
ancient time: days of old Isaiah 63:9,11; Amos 9:11; Micah 5:1; Micah 7:14; Malachi 3:4; Deuteronomy 32:7; Isaiah 44:7 ancient people; Jeremiah 5:15; old waste places Isaiah 58:12; Isaiah 61:4, compare Ezekiel 26:20 b; ancient gates Psalm 24:7; Psalm 24:9; Job 22:15; Jeremiah 6:16; Jeremiah 18:15; Proverbs 22:28; Proverbs 23:10; Ezekiel 36:2; from of old Isaiah 64:3; Jeremiah 2:20; Joel 2:2, of the fathers Joshua 24:2, the prophets Jeremiah 28:8, the ancient Genesis 6:4; (Ezekiel 32:27 Co for ; but 1 Samuel 27:8 read for We Dr HPS); long in them Isaiah 64:4 (text dubious).
the long dead Psalm 143:3; Lamentations 3:6; so Ezekiel 26:20.
, : former acts Isaiah 46:9; as redeemer Isaiah 63:16; of love Psalm 25:6, judgment Psalm 119:52, dominion Isaiah 63:19; long silence Isaiah 42:14; Isaiah 57:11; CheHpt Du Marti read for , compare I. []
Psalm 10:1.; his wisdom personified Proverbs 8:23; his existence Psalm 93:2.
ancient hills Genesis 49:26 (J), Habakkuk 3:6 ("" ), Deuteronomy 33:15 ("" ).
plural Psalm 77:6 years of ancient times; Isaiah 51:9; Ecclesiastes 1:10 = in olden times.
indefinite futurity, with preposition for ever, always (sometimes = during the lifetime); slave for ever Deuteronomy 15:17; 1 Samuel 27:12; Job 40:28; serve for ever Exodus 21:6 (E), Leviticus 25:46; 1 Samuel 1:22; Leviticus 25:32 redemption at any time; Jeremiah 20:17 ever pregnant (womb); Jeremiah 20:11 of persecutors of Jeremiah; Jeremiah 23:40; Psalm 73:12 alway at ease; () may the king live alway 1 Kings 1:31; Nehemiah 2:3; compare Psalm 21:5; Psalm 61:8; so of the pious, Psalm 15:5; Proverbs 10:30, compare Psalm 30:7; other phrase: Psalm 37:27; Psalm 37:28; Psalm 41:13; Psalm 55:23; Psalm 61:8; Psalm 73:26; Psalm 121:8; Proverbs 10:25; Psalm 89:2 I will sing for ever (as long as I live), compare Psalm 52:10; Psalm 115:18; Psalm 145:1; Psalm 145:2; Psalm 30:13; Psalm 44:9; Psalm 52:11; Psalm 79:13; other emotions and activities continuous through life Psalm 5:12; Psalm 31:2 = Psalm 71:1; Psalm 75:10; Psalm 86:12; Psalm 119:44; Psalm 119:93; Psalm 119:98; Psalm 119:111; Psalm 119:112; Micah 4:5, compare Micah 2:9.
= continuous existence, (1) of things: the earth, Ecclesiastes 1:4; other phrase: Psalm 78:69; Psalm 104:5, heavens and contents Psalm 148:6, ruined cities Isaiah 25:2; Isaiah 32:14; Ezekiel 26:21; Ezekiel 27:36; Ezekiel 28:19, ruined lands Jeremiah 18:16; Jeremiah 25:9,12; Jeremiah 49:13,33; Jeremiah 51:26,62; Ezekiel 35:9; Zephaniah 2:9; Isaiah 30:8 for a witness for ever, in a book; (2) of nations: Isaiah 47:7 (Babylon loqu.), compare Psalm 81:16; Obadiah 10; of Judah Joel 4:20; (3) families Psalm 49:12; Isaiah 14:20; the dynasty of Saul 1 Samuel 13:13; house of Eli 1 Samuel 2:30; (4) national relations: continual enmity Ezekiel 25:15; Ezekiel 35:5; of exclusion from , Deuteronomy 23:4 = Nehemiah 13:1; various relations Isaiah 32:17; Isaiah 34:10; perpetual reproach Psalm 78:66, of dynasty of David 2 Samuel 3:28; 2 Samuel 12:10; 1 Kings 2:33, families 1 Kings 2:33; 2 Kings 5:27; Psalm 106:31; Jeremiah 35:6.
Genesis 21:33 (J); Isaiah 40:28; Deuteronomy 32:40; Daniel 12:7; of divine name, Exodus 3:15 (E), compare 2 Chronicles 33:7 (see above); blessing and praise of it 2 Samuel 7:26 = 1 Chronicles 17:24; Psalm 72:19; Psalm 135:13; of himself Psalm 89:53; attributes, Jeremiah 31:3; 1 Kings 10:9; Isaiah 54:8; Psalm 89:2; Psalm 138:8; 1 Chronicles 26:34; 1 Chronicles 26:41; 2Chronicles 5:13; 7:3,6; 20:21; Ezra 3:11; Psalm 100:5; Psalm 106:1; Psalm 107:1; Psalm 118:1; Psalm 118:2; Psalm 118:3; Psalm 118:4; Psalm 118:29; Psalm 136:1 25t., Jeremiah 33:11; Psalm 104:31; Psalm 117:2; Psalm 146:6; Psalm 119:142; Psalm 33:11; reign Exodus 15:18 (E), Psalm 10:16; Psalm 66:7; Psalm 92:9; Psalm 146:10; Jeremiah 10:10; Micah 4:7; Psalm 9:8; Psalm 29:10; Psalm 102:13; Lamentations 5:19; presence in Zion 1 Chronicles 23:25; Isaiah 33:14; Isaiah 60:19,20; Ezekiel 37:28; Ezekiel 43:7,9; his salvation Isaiah 51:6,8; Deuteronomy 33:27 everlasting arms; Ecclesiastes 3:14.
everlasting covenant Genesis 9:16; Genesis 17:7,13,19; Exodus 31:16; Leviticus 24:8; Numbers 18:19 (all P), 2 Samuel 23:5; 1 Chronicles 16:17 = Psalm 105:10; Isaiah 24:5; Isaiah 55:3; Isaiah 61:8; Jeremiah 32:40; Jeremiah 50:5; Ezekiel 16:60; Ezekiel 37:26; covenant with Noah, Genesis 9:12 (P); God remembers it 1 Chronicles 16:15 = Psalm 105:8; Psalm 111:5; will not break it, Judges 2:1; Exodus 31:17 (P); Deuteronomy 28:46.
Isaiah 59:21; Psalm 119:89; Psalm 119:160; Psalm 119:144; Psalm 119:152; Exodus 29:28; Exodus 30:21 (E), Leviticus 6:11; Leviticus 6:15; Leviticus 7:34; Leviticus 10:15; Leviticus 24:9; Numbers 18:8,11,19 (P), also Jeremiah 5:22 (of bounds of sea); Exodus 12:24 (J), Exodus 12:14; Exodus 12:17; Exodus 27:21; Exodus 28:43; Exodus 29:9; Leviticus 3:17; Leviticus 7:36; Leviticus 10:9; Leviticus 16:29; Leviticus 10:31; Leviticus 10:34; Leviticus 17:7; Leviticus 23:14; Leviticus 23:21; Leviticus 23:31; Leviticus 23:41; Leviticus 24:3; Leviticus 24:8; Numbers 10:8; Numbers 15:15; Numbers 18:23; Numbers 19:10,21 (P) (most of these in fact specifically Jewish and temporary); temple to bear God's name, 1 Kings 9:3 2Chronicles 7:16; 2 Kings 21:7; 2Chronicles 33:4; consecrated 2Chronicles 30:8; its ceremonies 2Chron 2:3; Levitical priesthood, , 1 Chronicles 15:2; Aaronic priesthood, 1 Chronicles 23:13 (twice in verse).
, Isaiah 40:8; promised dynasty of David, 2 Samuel 7:13,16 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 7:25 = 1 Chronicles 17:12,14 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 17:23, Psalm 18:51 = 2 Samuel 22:51; 1 Kings 2:33,45; 1 Chronicles 22:10; Psalm 89:5; 1 Kings 9:5; 1 Chronicles 28:4,7; 2Chronicles 13:5; Psalm 89:29; Psalm 89:37; 2 Samuel 7:29 (twice in verse) = 1 Chronicles 17:27 (twice in verse); of holy land 1 Chronicles 28:8, Genesis 17:8; Genesis 48:4; Leviticus 25:34 (P); given Exodus 32:13 (J) 2 Chronicles 20:7; Genesis 13:15, inherited Isaiah 60:21; Psalm 37:18; Isaiah 34:17; dwelt in Ezekiel 37:25; other blessings, Deuteronomy 5:26; Hosea 2:21; Deuteronomy 12:28; 2 Samuel 7:24 = 1 Chronicles 17:22; Psalm 133:3; Isaiah 35:10; Isaiah 51:11; Isaiah 61:7; Psalm 139:24; Isaiah 56:5; Isaiah 63:12; Isaiah 55:13; Isaiah 60:15; Jerusalem to abide Jeremiah 17:25; Psalm 125:1, compare Jeremiah 31:40; Psalm 48:9.
, 1 Chronicles 29:18; Psalm 45:18; Psalm 85:6; Psalm 103:9; Psalm 145:21; Isaiah 57:16; Jeremiah 3:5,12; Lamentations 3:31; Joel 2:26,27; Psalm 28:9; Malachi 1:4.
Psalm 110:4; having divine throne Psalm 45:7; name endures Psalm 72:17; established Psalm 89:38; God blesses him Psalm 45:3; of his reign, Isaiah 9:6.
= indefinite, unending future: live Genesis 3:22 = Job 7:16; Zechariah 1:5 the prophets, can they live for ever ? compare Psalm 49:9; with negative never Ezra 9:12; Proverbs 27:24.
Jeremiah 51:39,57; Ecclesiastes 12:5; Daniel 12:2; Daniel 12:2; also Daniel 12:3; Jonah 2:7; Ecclesiastes 2:16; Ecclesiastes 9:6.
= age (duration) of the world: Ecclesiastes 3:11 the age of the world he hath set, etc. (compare especially Late Hebrew; others ).
plural intensive everlastingness, eternity: Isaiah 45:17; Daniel 9:24; Isaiah 26:4 (RVm rock of ages); Psalm 145:13; also Psalm 61:5; Psalm 77:8; 1 Kings 8:13 2Chronicles 6:2.
special phrase: from everlasting to everlasting, of Psalm 90:2, Psalm 103:17; benedictions 1 Chronicles 16:36 = Psalm 106:48; Nehemiah 9:5; 1 Chronicles 29:10; Psalm 41:14; the land given Jeremiah 7:7; Jeremiah 25:5; from now and for ever Psalm 115:18; Psalm 121:8 (i.e. as long as one lives); of people's hope in God Psalm 131:3; dynasty of David Isaiah 9:6; of God's acts, words, etc. Micah 4:7; Isaiah 59:21; Psalm 125:2, compare Psalm 113:2; — see further I. p. 723.
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
always, ancient time, any more, continuance, eternal, for, everlasting, long time,
Or lolam {o-lawm'}; from alam; 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 -- 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 (+ without end). Compare netsach, ad.
see HEBREW alam
see HEBREW netsach
see HEBREW ad
Forms and Transliterations
הַֽ֭לְעוֹלָמִים הַלְעוֹלָ֖ם הַלְעוֹלָ֥ם הָ֣עוֹלָ֔ם הָ֤עוֹלָ֨ם ׀ הָֽעוֹלָ֑ם הָעֹלָ֑ם הָעֹלָם֙ הָעוֹלָ֑ם הָעוֹלָ֖ם הָעוֹלָ֗ם הָעוֹלָֽם׃ הלעולם הלעולמים העולם העולם׃ העלם וּ֝לְעוֹלָ֗ם וּֽמֵעוֹלָ֥ם וּמֵ֣עֹלָ֔ם וּמֵעוֹלָ֥ם ולעולם ומעולם ומעלם לְ֝עוֹלָ֗ם לְ֭עוֹלָ֗ם לְ֭עוֹלָם לְֽעוֹלָ֗ם לְע֫וֹלָ֥ם לְעֹֽלָמִ֔ים לְעֹלָ֑ם לְעֹלָ֔ם לְעֹלָ֖ם לְעֹלָ֣ם לְעֹלָ֥ם לְעֹלָֽם׃ לְעוֹלָ֑ם לְעוֹלָ֔ם לְעוֹלָ֖ם לְעוֹלָ֗ם לְעוֹלָ֣ם לְעוֹלָ֥ם לְעוֹלָֽם׃ לְעוֹלָם֙ לעולם לעולם׃ לעלם לעלם׃ לעלמים מֵ֭עוֹלָם מֵֽ֭הָעוֹלָם מֵֽעוֹלָ֔ם מֵֽעוֹלָ֖ם מֵֽעוֹלָ֣ם מֵֽעוֹלָם֙ מֵעוֹלָ֑ם מֵעוֹלָ֖ם מֵעוֹלָ֞ם מֵעוֹלָ֣ם מֵעוֹלָ֥ם ׀ מֵעוֹלָם֙ מהעולם מעולם ע֝וֹלָ֗ם ע֥וֹלְמֵי ע֭וֹלָם עֹֽלָמִ֑ים עוֹלָ֑ם עוֹלָ֔ם עוֹלָ֕ם עוֹלָ֖ם עוֹלָ֗ם עוֹלָ֛ם עוֹלָ֜ם עוֹלָ֣ם עוֹלָ֤ם ׀ עוֹלָ֥ם עוֹלָֽם׃ עוֹלָם֙ עוֹלָמ֔וֹ עוֹלָמִ֑ים עוֹלָמִֽים׃ עולם עולם׃ עולמו עולמי עולמים עולמים׃ עלמים ‘ō·lā·mîm ‘ō·w·lā·mîm ‘ō·w·lā·mōw ‘ō·w·lām ‘ō·wl·mê ‘ōlāmîm ‘ōwlām ‘ōwlāmîm ‘ōwlāmōw ‘ōwlmê hā‘ōlām hā‘ōwlām hā·‘ō·lām hā·‘ō·w·lām hal‘ōwlām hal‘ōwlāmîm hal·‘ō·w·lā·mîm hal·‘ō·w·lām haloLam Halolamim haoLam lə‘ōlām lə‘ōlāmîm lə‘ōwlām lə·‘ō·lā·mîm lə·‘ō·lām lə·‘ō·w·lām leoLam leolaMim Leolom mê‘ōwlām mê·‘ō·w·lām mê·hā·‘ō·w·lām mêhā‘ōwlām Mehaolom meoLam Meolom oLam olaMim olaMo olmei olom ū·lə·‘ō·w·lām ū·mê·‘ō·lām ū·mê·‘ō·w·lām ūlə‘ōwlām uleoLam ūmê‘ōlām ūmê‘ōwlām umeoLam
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