עוֹלָם439 H5769
forever, to eternity; everlasting, perpetual (attributive); ancient times, of old; from everlasting (past eternity); age(s), long era(s)
2. everlasting, perpetual (attributive) — Attributive or adjectival use denoting an enduring, perpetual quality of a noun (covenant, statute, possession, etc.), functioning as a modifier rather than a temporal adverb; corresponding to Arabic أَبَدِيّ / أَبَدِيَّة (abadiyy), Korean 영원한 (yeongwonhan), Swahili ya milele / wa milele, Spanish 'eterno / perpetuo,' Hindi सदा की / अनन्त. 98×
AR["أَبَديًّا","أَبَدِيًّا","أَبَدِيٌّ","أَبَدِيٍّ","أَبَدِيَّةً","أَبَدِيَّةٍ","الأَبَدِ","الأَبَدِيَّةُ","الْأَبَدِ"]·ben["-কাছে","চিরকালের","চিরকালের।","চিরস্থায়ী"]·DE["Ewigkeit","auf-ewig"]·EN["burnings","eternity","everlasting","forever","is-YHWH"]·FR["à-jamais","éternité"]·heb["עולם"]·HI["अनन्त","अनन्त-के","अनन्तकालीन","सदा","सदा-का","सदा-की","सदा-के","सनातन","सनातन-का","सनातन-की"]·ID["kekal","yang-kekal"]·IT["eternita","eternita'","eternità","per-sempre"]·jav["ingkang-langgeng","langgeng","salami-laminipun","salaminipun"]·KO["영원-의","영원의","영원한"]·PT["eterna","eternas","eternidade","eterno","perpétua"]·RU["вечная","вечное","вечной","вечном","вечности","вечные","вечный","вечным"]·ES["de-eternidad","eterna","eternidad","eterno"]·SW["cha-milele","la-milele","milele","wa-milele","ya-milele"]·TR["ebedi","ebedinin","ebediu","ebediyet","sonsuz","sonsuza-dek","sonsuzlugun","sonsuzluğun","sonsuzun"]·urd["ابدی","ابدی-کے","ازلی","ہمیشہ-کی"]
Gen 9:16, Gen 17:7, Gen 17:8, Gen 17:13, Gen 17:19, Exod 12:14, Exod 12:17, 2 Sam 23:5, 1 Chr 16:17, Ps 24:7, Ps 24:9, Ps 78:66 (+38 more)
▼ 4 more senses below
Senses
1. forever, to eternity — Prospective perpetuity or unlimited future duration, typically in the prepositional phrase לְעוֹלָם 'to/for eternity' or as a bare/articled noun denoting everlasting continuance; corresponding to Arabic إِلَى الأَبَدِ / لِلأَبَدِ (ila al-abad), Korean 영원히 (yeongwonhi), Swahili milele, Spanish 'para siempre,' Hindi सदा के लिए. 280×
AR["إلى-الأَبَدِ","إِلى-الأَبَدِ","إِلَى-الأَبَدِ","إِلَى-الْأَبَدِ","لِلأَبَدِ","لِلْأَبَدِ"]·ben["-জন্য","sādā-sādāre","কারণ","চিরকাল","চিরকাল।","চিরকালের-জন্য","সদাপ্রভু"]·DE["auf-ewig","ewig","fuer-immer","in-Ewigkeit"]·EN["forever"]·FR["pour-toujours","à-jamais","éternité"]·heb["ל-עולם","ל-עלם"]·HI["सदा","सदा-के-लिए","सदा-के-लिए।","सदा-के-लिये","सर्वदा","हमेशा-के-लिए"]·ID["selama-lamanya","selamanya","untuk-selama-lamanya","untuk-selamanya"]·IT["eternità","per-sempre"]·jav["dhateng-salaminipun","ing-salaminipun","ing-salaminipun.","ing-salawas-lawasipun","kangge-salaminipun","kanggé-salaminipun","salaminipun","selami-laminipun"]·KO["에-영원히","영원히"]·PT["para-sempre","para-sempre-de"]·RU["вечно","вовек","навек","навеки"]·ES["para-perpetuidad","para-siempre"]·SW["kichwa-cha","milele"]·TR["icin-sonsuza","için-sonsuzca","sonsuza","sonsuza-dek"]·urd["ابد-تک","ابد-تک۔","ہمیشہ","ہمیشہ-تک","ہمیشہ-کو","ہمیشہ-کے-لیے"]
Gen 3:22, Gen 6:3, Exod 3:15, Exod 15:18, Exod 19:9, Exod 21:6, Deut 5:29, Deut 23:6, Deut 32:40, Judg 2:1, 2 Sam 7:29, 2 Sam 7:29 (+38 more)
3. ancient times, of old — Bounded remote past time or antiquity, not unlimited eternity but historical ancientness, often with מִן 'from' or as a bare noun modifier; corresponding to Arabic الْقِدَمِ / الْقَدِيمِ / قَدِيمًا (al-qidami), Korean 옛날 / 옛 (yennal), Swahili zamani / kale, Spanish 'desde antiguo / antiguo,' Hindi प्राचीन काल / पुराने. 35×
AR["-الْقِدَمِ","أَبَدِيَّةٍ","الأَبَدِ","الأَزَلِ","الدَّهْرِ","الْأَبَدِ","الْأَزَلِ","الْقَدِيمَ","الْقِدَمِ","مُنْذُ-الأَزَلِ","مُنْذُ-القِدَمِ","مِنَ-الأَزَلِ","مِنَ-الـ-قِدَمِ","مِنَ-الْقِدَمِ"]·ben["-পুরাকাল-থেকে","-প্রাচীনকাল-থেকে-","অনন্তকালের","চিরকাল-থেকে","চিরকালের","চিরকালের।","পুরাতন","প্রাচীন","প্রাচীনকাল-থেকে","প্রাচীনকালের"]·DE["Ewigkeit","von-Ewigkeit"]·EN["ancient-times","antiquity","eternity","from-ancient-times","from-everlasting","from-of-old","from-old","long-ago","of-old","old"]·FR["de-éternité","éternité"]·heb["מ-עולם","עולם"]·HI["पुरानी","पुरानी-की","पुराने","पुराने-के","पुराने-से","प्राचीन-काल-के","प्राचीन-काल-से","प्राचीनके","सदा","सदा-के","सदा-से","सनातन-की","से-सदा"]·ID["abadi","abadi;","dahulu-kala","dari-dahulu","dari-dahulu-kala","dari-zaman-dahulu","kekal","kuno","selama-lamanya,"]·IT["da-eternita","dall'eternita'","eternita","eternita'","eternità"]·jav["kang-langgeng","kina","kuna,","saking-kina","saking-rumiyin","salami-laminipun.","salaminipun"]·KO["에서-영원으로","영원","영원-의","영원-의-것-이니라","영원으로부터의","영원의","영원한","예부터","옛날-의","옛의","옛적-의","옛적부터","오래-전-에","옥날"]·PT["antigamente","antigo","antiguidade","antiguidade,","de-eternidade","de-outrora","desde-a-antiguidade","desde-a-eternidade","desde-antigamente","desde-sempre","eternas","eternidade"]·RU["века","вечной","вечности","вечный","древние","из-древности","издавна","издревле","от-века","с-древних-времён"]·ES["antigua","antiguas","antiguo","antigüedad","desde-antiguo","desde-antigüedad","desde-la-antigüedad","desde-siempre","eterna","eternidad","la-antigüedad","la-eternidad"]·SW["la-zamani","milele","tangu-zamani","vya-kale","wa-zamani","ya-kale","ya-zamani","za-kale","za-milele","zamani"]·TR["ebedi","ebedî","eski-zamanlardan","eskiden","eskiden-beri","eskiliğin","eskinin","ezelden","sonsuzluğun","çoktan-beri"]·urd["ابدی","ازل-سے","ازل-کے","دیرینہ","قدیم","قدیم-سے","قدیم-کے","مدتوں-سے","پرانی","پرانے-سے"]
Gen 6:4, Josh 24:2, 1 Sam 27:8, Job 22:15, Ps 119:52, Ps 143:3, Prov 22:28, Prov 23:10, Isa 42:14, Isa 44:7, Isa 46:9, Isa 57:11 (+23 more)
4. from everlasting (past eternity) — Past-directed eternity or pre-eternity, typically with מִן 'from,' referring to God's eternal existence reaching back without beginning, or to things established from eternity; corresponding to Arabic مِنَ الأَزَلِ / مِنَ الأَبَدِ (min al-azal), Korean 영원에서 / 영원부터 (yeongwon-eseo), Swahili tangu milele / kutoka milele, Spanish 'desde la eternidad,' Hindi अनादिकाल से. 17×
AR["ال-أَبَدِ","ال-أَزَلِ","الأَبَد","الأَزَل","الْأَبَدِ","الْأَزَلِ","الْأَزَلِيِّ","عُولَمُو","مُنْذُ-الأَزَلِ","مِنَ-الأَزَل","مِنَ-الأَزَلِ","مِنَ-الْأَبَدِ","مِنْ-الْأَبَدِ","مِنْ-الْأَزَلِ","وَضَعَهُ","وَمِنَ-الْأَزَلِ"]·ben["-অনন্তকাল-থেকে","অনন্ত","অনন্তকাল","অনন্তকাল-থেকে","এবং-চিরকাল-থেকে","চিরকাল","চিরকাল-থেকে","তার-চিরকালের","রাজ্য-আমার"]·DE["Ewigkeit","der-Ewigkeit","und-von-Ewigkeit","von-Ewigkeit"]·EN["Everlasting","and-from-everlasting","from-everlasting","from-forever","from-of-old","his-eternity","the-eternity","the-everlasting","the-forever"]·FR["de-éternité","et-de-éternité","le-éternité","son-éternité-lui","Éternel","éternité"]·heb["ה-עולם","ה-עלם","ו-מ-עולם","מ-ה-עולם","מ-עולם","עולם","עולמו"]·HI["-से-सदा","अनन्तकाल-से","अनन्तता","अपनी-अनंतता-के","और-सदा-से","युगानुयुग","सदा","सदा-तक","सदा-से","सनातन","से-अनादिकाल"]·ID["Dari-kekekalan","dan-dari-kekal","dari-dahulu-kala","dari-kekal","dari-selamanya","kekal","kekalnya","kekekalan"]·IT["Everlasting","da-eternità","dall'eternita'","e-da-eternita'","eternita'","eternità","eternità-suo","il-eternita'","il-eternità"]·jav["ing-kalanggengan","kalanggengan","lan-saking-salaminipun","langgeng","langgeng-ipun","saking-ing-kalanggengan","saking-ing-salaminipun","saking-salalanggengipun","saking-salami-laminipun","saking-salaminipun","salami-laminipun"]·KO["-영원-에서","그-영원","에서-영원히","영원-부터","영원-에서","영원하신","영원함","영원함-그","영원함-그의-의"]·PT["'Olam","Desde-eternidade","a-eternidade","de-eternidade","desde-a-eternidade","desde-sempre","eternidade-sua","o-sempre","é-desde-a-eternidade"]·RU["-вечности","·-века","·-вечности","От-века","вечного","вечности","вечности-своей,","вечность","и-от-века","от-века"]·ES["Olam","desde-eternidad","desde-la-eternidad","la-eternidad","su-eternidad","y-desde-eternidad"]·SW["kutoka-milele","milele","na-tangu-milele","ni-wa-milele","tangu-milele","umilele","wa-milele"]·TR["ezelden","sonsuz","sonsuza","sonsuzdan","sonsuzlugu","sonsuzluktan","sonsuzluktan-","sonsuzluğa","sonsuzluğun","ve-sonsuzdan"]·urd["ابد","ابدی","ابدیت","ازل","ازل-سے","اور-مِن-ازل","اپنی-ابدیت-کے","ہمیشہ"]
Gen 21:33, 1 Chr 16:36, 1 Chr 16:36, 1 Chr 17:14, 1 Chr 29:10, Neh 9:5, Neh 9:5, Ps 25:6, Ps 41:13, Ps 90:2, Ps 93:2, Ps 103:17 (+5 more)
5. age(s), long era(s) — Bounded but extended temporal period(s), generation(s), or era(s), often in the plural עוֹלָמִים; corresponding to Arabic الدُّهُورِ / الأَجْيَالِ (ad-duhur / al-ajyal), Korean 세대들 (sedaedeul), Swahili vizazi / kwa vizazi, Spanish 'siglos / eternidades,' Hindi युगों. 8×
AR["أَبَدِ","الأَبَدِ","الأَجْيَالِ","الأَزَلِ","الأَزَلِيَّةِ","الدَّهْرِ","الدُّهُورِ","الَّتِي"]·ben["-কি","-চিরকাল","-চিরকালের","চিরকালের","প্রাচীনত্বের","প্রাচীনের","যুগসমূহে","যুগের"]·DE["Ewigkeit","eternity"]·EN["ages","ages-of","eternity","for-ages","of-ages","of-long-ago"]·FR["à-éternité","éternité"]·heb["ל-עולמים","עולם","עולמי","עולמים"]·HI["ओलामीम","पुराने-के","युगों","युगों-का","युगों-के","युगों-में","सदा-का"]·ID["kekal","kekekalan","sejak-dahulu-kala","selama-lamanya","zaman"]·IT["eternita","eternita'","eternity","per-eternità"]·jav["ing-jaman-rumiyin","ingkang-langgeng","jaman","kina","kuna","langgeng","rumiyin","selaminipun"]·KO["세대들-에","영원들의","영원의","영원한"]·PT["antigos","eternidade","eternidades","eternidades-de","os-séculos","para-os-séculos"]·RU["в-веках","веков","вечная","вечности","вечным","древние"]·ES["antigüedad","en-los-siglos","eternidades","eternidades-de","siglos"]·SW["kwa-vizazi","milele","wa-milele","ya-zamani","zamani"]·TR["caglar-once","ebediyet","ebediyetler","eski","olaklerin","sonsuzlarin","çağların"]·urd["ابد","ابدی","دُور-کے","دہروں-کی","زمانوں-میں","پرانے"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
עוֹלָם439 n.m. long duration, antiquity, futurity;—ע׳ Gn 9:12 + 405 times; עֹלָם 3:22 + 19 times; עֵילוֹם 2 Ch 33:7, read prob. עוֹלָם (for other explan. v. note in KitHpt); sf. עֹלָמוֹ Ec 12:5; pl. עוֹלָמִים Is 26:4 + 7 times, עֹלָמִים ψ 145:13 + 2 times; cstr. עוֹלְמֵי Is 45:17;— †1. of past time: a. ancient time: יְמֵי ע׳ days of old Is 63:9, 11 Am 9:11 Mi 5:1; 7:14 Mal 3:4; יְמוֹת ע׳ Dt 32:7;…