עוֹלָם
forever
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Where this word appears
Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun type
- Common
- A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.
State
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
Gender
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
Every verse where H5769 appears in the Book of Psalms — 138 distinct verses. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
Psalms
- Psalms 5:11 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms But let all those who take refuge in you rejoice, Let them always shout for joy, because you defend them. Let them also who love your name be joyful in you.
- Psalms 9:5 לְ/עוֹלָ֥ם prep + n c ms You have rebuked the nations. You have destroyed the wicked. You have blotted out their name forever and ever.
- Psalms 9:7 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms But Yahweh reigns forever. He has prepared his throne for judgment.
- Psalms 10:16 עוֹלָ֣ם n c ms Yahweh is King forever and ever! The nations will perish out of his land.
- Psalms 12:7 לְ/עוֹלָֽם prep + n c ms You will keep them, Yahweh, You will preserve them from this generation forever.
- Psalms 15:5 לְ/עוֹלָֽם prep + n c ms He who doesn't lend out his money for usury, Nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be shaken.
- Psalms 18:50 עוֹלָֽם n c ms He gives great deliverance to his king, And shows loving kindness to his anointed, To David and to his seed, forevermore.
- Psalms 21:4 עוֹלָ֥ם n c ms He asked life of you, you gave it to him, Even length of days forever and ever.
- Psalms 24:7 עוֹלָ֑ם n c ms Lift up your heads, you gates; Be lifted up, you everlasting doors: The King of glory will come in.
- Psalms 24:9 עוֹלָ֑ם n c ms Lift up your heads, you gates; Yes, lift them up, you everlasting doors: The King of glory will come in.
- Psalms 25:6 מֵ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms Yahweh, remember your tender mercies and your loving kindness, For they are from old times.
- Psalms 28:9 הָ/עוֹלָֽם ptcl def.art + n c ms Save your people, And bless your inheritance. Be their shepherd also, And bear them up forever.
- Psalms 29:10 לְ/עוֹלָֽם prep + n c ms Yahweh sat enthroned at the Flood. Yes, Yahweh sits as King forever.
- Psalms 30:6 לְ/עוֹלָֽם prep + n c ms As for me, I said in my prosperity, "I shall never be moved."
- Psalms 30:12 לְ/עוֹלָ֥ם prep + n c ms To the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
- Psalms 31:1 לְ/עוֹלָ֑ם prep + n c ms In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Let me never be disappointed: Deliver me in your righteousness.
- Psalms 33:11 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms The counsel of Yahweh stands fast forever, The thoughts of his heart to all generations.
- Psalms 37:18 לְ/עוֹלָ֥ם prep + n c ms Yahweh knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.
- Psalms 37:27 לְ/עוֹלָֽם prep + n c ms Depart from evil, and do good; Live securely forever.
- Psalms 37:28 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms For Yahweh loves justice, And doesn't forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, But the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
- Psalms 41:12 לְ/עוֹלָֽם prep + n c ms As for me, you uphold me in my integrity, And set me in your presence forever.
- Psalms 41:13 מֵֽ֭/הָ/עוֹלָם הָ/עוֹלָ֗ם prep + ptcl def.art + n c ms ptcl def.art + n c ms Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, From everlasting and to everlasting! Amen and amen.
- Psalms 44:8 לְ/עוֹלָ֖ם prep + n c ms In God we have made our boast all day long, We will give thanks to your name forever. Selah.
- Psalms 45:2 לְ/עוֹלָֽם prep + n c ms You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, Therefore God has blessed you forever.
- Psalms 45:6 עוֹלָ֣ם n c ms Your throne, God, is forever and ever. A scepter of equity is the scepter of your kingdom.
- Psalms 45:17 לְ/עֹלָ֥ם prep + n c ms I will make your name to be remembered in all generations. Therefore the peoples shall give you thanks forever and ever.
- Psalms 48:8 עוֹלָ֣ם n c ms As we have heard, so we have seen, In the city of Yahweh of Hosts, in the city of our God. God will establish it forever. Selah.
- Psalms 48:14 עוֹלָ֣ם n c ms For this God is our God forever and ever. He will be our guide even to death.
- Psalms 49:8 לְ/עוֹלָֽם prep + n c ms For the redemption of their life is costly, No payment is ever enough,
- Psalms 49:11 לְֽ/עוֹלָ֗ם prep + n c ms Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, And their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.
- Psalms 52:8 עוֹלָ֥ם n c ms But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God's house. I trust in God's loving kindness forever and ever.
- Psalms 52:9 לְ֭/עוֹלָם prep + n c ms I will give you thanks forever, because you have done it. I will hope in your name, for it is good, In the presence of your saints.
- Psalms 55:22 לְ/עוֹלָ֥ם prep + n c ms Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
- Psalms 61:4 עוֹלָמִ֑ים n c mp I will dwell in your tent forever. I will take refuge in the shelter of your wings. Selah.
- Psalms 61:7 ע֭וֹלָם n c ms He shall be enthroned in God's presence forever. Appoint your loving kindness and truth, that they may preserve him.
- Psalms 66:7 עוֹלָ֗ם n c ms He rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don't let the rebellious rise up against him. Selah.
- Psalms 71:1 לְ/עוֹלָֽם prep + n c ms In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Never let me be disappointed.
- Psalms 72:17 לְֽ/עוֹלָ֗ם prep + n c ms His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
- Psalms 72:19 לְ/ע֫וֹלָ֥ם prep + n c ms Blessed be his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and amen.
- Psalms 73:12 ע֝וֹלָ֗ם n c ms Behold, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, they increase in riches.
- Psalms 73:26 לְ/עוֹלָֽם prep + n c ms My flesh and my heart fails, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
- Psalms 75:9 לְ/עֹלָ֑ם prep + n c ms But I will declare this forever: I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
- Psalms 77:5 עוֹלָמִֽים n c mp I have considered the days of old, The years of ancient times.
- Psalms 77:7 הַֽ֭/לְ/עוֹלָמִים ptcl inter + prep + n c mp "Will the Lord reject us forever? Will he be favorable no more?
- Psalms 78:66 ע֝וֹלָ֗ם n c ms He struck his adversaries backward. He put them to a perpetual reproach.
- Psalms 78:69 לְ/עוֹלָֽם prep + n c ms He built his sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which he has established forever.
- Psalms 79:13 לְ/ע֫וֹלָ֥ם prep + n c ms So we, your people and sheep of your pasture, Will give you thanks forever. We will praise you forever, to all generations.
- Psalms 81:15 לְ/עוֹלָֽם prep + n c ms The haters of Yahweh would cringe before him, And their punishment would last forever.
- Psalms 85:5 הַ/לְ/עוֹלָ֥ם ptcl inter + prep + n c ms Will you be angry with us forever? Will you draw out your anger to all generations?
- Psalms 86:12 לְ/עוֹלָֽם prep + n c ms I will praise you, Lord my God, with my whole heart. I will glorify your name forevermore.
- Psalms 89:1 עוֹלָ֣ם n c ms I will sing of the loving kindness of Yahweh forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
- Psalms 89:2 ע֭וֹלָם n c ms I indeed declare, "Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them."
- Psalms 89:4 ע֭וֹלָם n c ms 'I will establish your seed forever, And build up your throne to all generations.'" Selah.
- Psalms 89:28 לְ֭/עוֹלָ֗ם prep + n c ms I will keep my loving kindness for him forevermore. My covenant will stand firm with him.
- Psalms 89:36 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms His seed will endure forever, His throne like the sun before me.
- Psalms 89:37 עוֹלָ֑ם n c ms It will be established forever like the moon, The faithful witness in the sky." Selah.
- Psalms 89:52 לְ֝/עוֹלָ֗ם prep + n c ms Blessed be Yahweh forevermore. Amen, and Amen.
- Psalms 90:2 וּֽ/מֵ/עוֹלָ֥ם ע֝וֹלָ֗ם conj + prep + n c ms n c ms Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever you had formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
- Psalms 92:8 לְ/עֹלָ֥ם prep + n c ms But you, Yahweh, are on high forevermore.
- Psalms 93:2 מֵֽ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms Your throne is established from long ago. You are from everlasting.
- Psalms 100:5 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms For Yahweh is good. His loving kindness endures forever, His faithfulness to all generations.
- Psalms 102:12 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms But you, Yahweh, will abide forever; Your renown endures to all generations.
- Psalms 103:9 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms He will not always accuse; Neither will he stay angry forever.
- Psalms 103:17 מֵ/עוֹלָ֣ם ע֭וֹלָם prep + n c ms n c ms But Yahweh's loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, His righteousness to children's children;
- Psalms 104:5 עוֹלָ֥ם n c ms He laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved forever.
- Psalms 104:31 לְ/עוֹלָ֑ם prep + n c ms Let the glory of Yahweh endure forever. Let Yahweh rejoice in his works.
- Psalms 105:8 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms He has remembered his covenant forever, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
- Psalms 105:10 עוֹלָֽם n c ms And confirmed the same to Jacob for a statute; To Israel for an everlasting covenant,
- Psalms 106:1 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms Praise Yahweh! Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, For his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 106:31 עוֹלָֽם n c ms That was credited to him for righteousness, For all generations to come.
- Psalms 106:48 הָ֤/עוֹלָ֨ם הָ/עוֹלָ֗ם ptcl def.art + n c ms ptcl def.art + n c ms Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting! Let all the people say, "Amen." Praise Yah!
- Psalms 107:1 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms Give thanks to Yahweh, For he is good, For his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 110:4 לְ/עוֹלָ֑ם prep + n c ms Yahweh has sworn, and will not change his mind: "You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek."
- Psalms 111:5 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms He has given food to those who fear him. He always remembers his covenant.
- Psalms 111:8 לְ/עוֹלָ֑ם prep + n c ms They are established forever and ever. They are done in truth and uprightness.
- Psalms 111:9 לְ/עוֹלָ֥ם prep + n c ms He has sent redemption to his people. He has ordained his covenant forever. His name is holy and awesome!
- Psalms 112:6 לְ/עוֹלָ֥ם ע֝וֹלָ֗ם prep + n c ms n c ms For he will never be shaken. The righteous will be remembered forever.
- Psalms 113:2 עוֹלָֽם n c ms Blessed be the name of Yahweh, From this time forth and forevermore.
- Psalms 115:18 עוֹלָ֗ם n c ms But we will bless Yah, From this time forth and forevermore. Praise Yah!
- Psalms 117:2 לְ/עוֹלָ֗ם prep + n c ms For his loving kindness is great toward us. Yahweh's faithfulness endures forever. Praise Yah!
- Psalms 118:1 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, For his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 118:2 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms Let Israel now say That his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 118:3 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms Let the house of Aaron now say That his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 118:4 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms Now let those who fear Yahweh say That his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 118:29 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, For his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 119:44 לְ/עוֹלָ֥ם prep + n c ms So I will obey your law continually, Forever and ever.
- Psalms 119:52 מֵ/עוֹלָ֥ם prep + n c ms I remember your ordinances of old, Yahweh, And have comforted myself.
- Psalms 119:89 לְ/עוֹלָ֥ם prep + n c ms Yahweh, your word is settled in heaven forever.
- Psalms 119:93 לְ֭/עוֹלָם prep + n c ms I will never forget your precepts, For with them, you have revived me.
- Psalms 119:98 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, For your commandments are always with me.
- Psalms 119:111 לְ/עוֹלָ֑ם prep + n c ms I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, For they are the joy of my heart.
- Psalms 119:112 לְ/עוֹלָ֥ם prep + n c ms I have set my heart to perform your statutes forever, Even to the end.
- Psalms 119:142 לְ/עוֹלָ֑ם prep + n c ms Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness. Your law is truth.
- Psalms 119:144 לְ/עוֹלָ֗ם prep + n c ms Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.
- Psalms 119:152 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms Of old I have known from your testimonies, That you have founded them forever.
- Psalms 119:160 וּ֝/לְ/עוֹלָ֗ם conj + prep + n c ms All of your words are truth. Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever.
- Psalms 121:8 עוֹלָֽם n c ms Yahweh will keep your going out and your coming in, From this time forth, and forevermore.
- Psalms 125:1 לְ/עוֹלָ֥ם prep + n c ms Those who trust in Yahweh are as Mount Zion, Which can't be moved, but remains forever.
- Psalms 125:2 עוֹלָֽם n c ms As the mountains surround Jerusalem, So Yahweh surrounds his people from this time forth and forevermore.
- Psalms 131:3 עוֹלָֽם n c ms Israel, hope in Yahweh, From this time forth and forevermore.
- Psalms 133:3 הָ/עוֹלָֽם ptcl def.art + n c ms Like the dew of Hermon, That comes down on the hills of Zion: For there Yahweh gives the blessing, Even life forevermore.
- Psalms 135:13 לְ/עוֹלָ֑ם prep + n c ms Your name, Yahweh, endures forever; Your renown, Yahweh, throughout all generations.
- Psalms 136:1 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good; For his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 136:2 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms Give thanks to the God of gods; For his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 136:3 לְ/עֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms Give thanks to the Lord of lords; For his loving kindness endures forever:
- Psalms 136:4 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms To him who alone does great wonders; For his loving kindness endures forever:
- Psalms 136:5 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms To him who by understanding made the heavens; For his loving kindness endures forever:
- Psalms 136:6 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms To him who spread out the earth above the waters; For his loving kindness endures forever:
- Psalms 136:7 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms To him who made the great lights; For his loving kindness endures forever:
- Psalms 136:8 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms The sun to rule by day; For his loving kindness endures forever;
- Psalms 136:9 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms The moon and stars to rule by night; For his loving kindness endures forever:
- Psalms 136:10 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms To him who struck down the Egyptian firstborn; For his loving kindness endures forever;
- Psalms 136:11 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms And brought out Israel from among them; For his loving kindness endures forever;
- Psalms 136:12 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm; For his loving kindness endures forever:
- Psalms 136:13 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms To him who divided the Red Sea apart; For his loving kindness endures forever;
- Psalms 136:14 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms And made Israel to pass through the midst of it; For his loving kindness endures forever;
- Psalms 136:15 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea; For his loving kindness endures forever:
- Psalms 136:16 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms To him who led his people through the wilderness; For his loving kindness endures forever:
- Psalms 136:17 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms To him who struck great kings; For his loving kindness endures forever;
- Psalms 136:18 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms And killed mighty kings; For his loving kindness endures forever:
- Psalms 136:19 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms Sihon king of the Amorites; For his loving kindness endures forever;
- Psalms 136:20 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms Og king of Bashan; For his loving kindness endures forever;
- Psalms 136:21 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms And gave their land as an inheritance; For his loving kindness endures forever;
- Psalms 136:22 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms Even a heritage to Israel his servant; For his loving kindness endures forever:
- Psalms 136:23 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms Who remembered us in our low estate; For his loving kindness endures forever;
- Psalms 136:24 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms And has delivered us from our adversaries; For his loving kindness endures forever:
- Psalms 136:25 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms Who gives food to every creature; For his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 136:26 לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם prep + n c ms Oh give thanks to the God of heaven; For his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 138:8 לְ/עוֹלָ֑ם prep + n c ms Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me; Your loving kindness, Yahweh, endures forever. Don't forsake the works of your own hands.
- Psalms 139:24 עוֹלָֽם n c ms See if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.
- Psalms 143:3 עוֹלָֽם n c ms For the enemy pursues my soul. He has struck my life down to the ground. He has made me live in dark places, as those who have been long dead.
- Psalms 145:1 לְ/עוֹלָ֥ם prep + n c ms I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.
- Psalms 145:2 לְ/עוֹלָ֥ם prep + n c ms Every day I will praise you. I will extol your name forever and ever.
- Psalms 145:13 עֹֽלָמִ֑ים n c mp Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
- Psalms 145:21 לְ/עוֹלָ֥ם prep + n c ms My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh. Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.
- Psalms 146:6 לְ/עוֹלָֽם prep + n c ms Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them; Who keeps truth forever;
- Psalms 146:10 לְ/עוֹלָ֗ם prep + n c ms Yahweh will reign forever; Your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise Yah!
- Psalms 148:6 לְ/עוֹלָ֑ם prep + n c ms He has also established them forever and ever. He has made a decree which will not pass away.
About this entry
At a glance — auto-summarized from this page’s data, not written by a person. Every figure links to its source below. This summary describes the numbers; it doesn’t interpret them.
“forever” is the headline sense of the Hebrew noun עולם (ʻôwlâm). Older and newer Bibles part ways — “ever” in the King James Version, “forever” (Berean Standard Bible) in modern versions. See the renderings breakdown. It turns up in 412 verses across 34 books, a common footprint. It concentrates in Psalms, which alone accounts for 33% of its uses. Its meaning spans more than one sense — see its full sense range. The sections below give every sense, occurrence, and version rendering.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's H5769 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 412
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 412 distinct verses.
- 34 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 34 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #111
- by frequency
- Top 250 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 111 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 412 occurrences in the concordance →
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 412 distinct verses.
- Writings (Ketuvim) 198 verses · 48%
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 142 verses · 34%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 72 verses · 17%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Ever 197×, Endureth for ever 45×, Everlasting 40×
- American Standard Version: Ever 179×, Everlasting 47×, Endureth for ever 44×
- Berean Standard Bible: Forever 112×, Everlasting 55×, Endures forever 43×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Forever 204×, Eternity 77×, Is to forever 35×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H5769 across 431 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 54 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 8 further occurrences.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H5769 across 434 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 77 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H5769 across 341 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 35 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 98 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H5769 across 431 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 17 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
19 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 19 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
- 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; עַם ע׳ Is 44:7 ancient people; גּוֹי מֵע׳ Je 5:15; חָרְבוֹת ע׳ old waste places Is 58:12 61:4, cf. Ez 26:20 b; פִּתְחֵי ע׳ ancient gates ψ 24:7, 9; ארח ע׳ Jb 22:15; נתבות ע׳ Je 6:16; שְׁבִילֵי ע׳ 18:15; גבול ע׳ Pr 22:28; 23:10; במות ע׳ Ez 36:2; מִן (םֵ)ע׳ from of old Is 64:3 Je 2:20 Jo 2:2, of the fathers Jos 24:2, the prophets Je 28:8, the ancient נפלים Gn 6:4; (Ez 32:27 𝔊 Co for מערלים; but 1 S 27:8 read מִטֵּלָם for מעולם We Dr HPS); בהם ע׳ long in them Is 64:4 (text dub.). e.g. Isaiah 63:9
- b. מֵתֵי ע׳ the long dead ψ 143:3 La 3:6; so עַם ע׳ Ez 26:20. e.g. Psalms 143:3
- c. of God, מֵע׳: former acts Is 46:9; as redeemer Is 63:16; of love ψ 25:6, judgment 119:52, dominion Is 63:19; long silence 42:14; 57:11*; his wisdom personif. Pr 8:23; his existence ψ 93:2. e.g. Isaiah 46:9
- d. of things: גבעות ע׳ ancient hills Gn 49:26 (J), Hb 3:6 (‖ הררי־עד), Dt 33:15 (‖ הררי קדם). e.g. Genesis 49:26
- e. pl. שְׁנוֹת עולמים ψ 77:6 years of ancient times; דורות עולמים Is 51:9; לעלמים Ec 1:10 in olden times. e.g. Psalms 77:6
- 2.
- a. indef. futurity, c. prep. for ever, always (sometimes = during the lifetime); עֶבֶד עולם slave for ever Dt 15:17; 1 S 27:12; Jb 40:28; עָבַד לע׳ serve for ever Ex 21:6 (E), Lv 25:46; עד ע׳ 1 S 1:22; גְּאֻלַּת ע׳ Lv 25:32 redemption at any time; הֲרַת ע׳ Je 20:17 ever pregnant (womb); כְּלִמַּת ע׳ v 11 of persecutors of Jeremiah; חרפת ע׳ 23:40; שַׁלְוֵי ע׳ ψ 73:12 alway at ease; יְחִי לע׳ (יחיה) may the king live always 1 K 1:31; Ne 2:3; cf. אֹרֶךְ יָמִים עולם ועד ψ 21:5; ישׁב עולם לפני אלהים 61:8; so of the pious, לע׳ לא ימוט 15:5; בל ימוט Pr 10:30, cf. ψ 30:7; other phr.: ψ 37:27, 28 41:13; 55:23; 61:8; 73:26; 121:8 Pr 10:25; ע׳ אשׁירה ψ 89:2 I will sing for ever (as long as I live), cf. 52:10; 115:18; 145:1, 2; הוֹדה לע׳ 30:13; 44:9; 52:11; 79:13; other emotions and activities continuous through life 5:12; 31:2 = 71:1, 75:10; 86:12; 119:44, 93, 98, 111, 112 Mi 4:5, cf. לע׳ 2:9. e.g. Deuteronomy 15:17
- b. = continuous existence, (1) of things: the earth, הָאָרֶץ לְעוֹלָם עֹמֶדֶת Ec 1:4; other phr.: ψ 78:69; 104:5, heavens and contents 148:6, ruined cities Is 25:2; 32:14 Ez 26:21; 27:36; 28:19, ruined lands Je 18:16; 25:9, 12; 49:13, 33; 51:26, 62 Ez 35:9 Zp 2:9; לעד עד ע׳ Is 30:8 for a witness for ever, in a book; (2) of nations: לעולם אהיה 47:7 (Babylon loqu.), cf. ψ 81:16 Ob 10; ישׁב לע׳ of Judah Jo 4:20; (3) families ψ 49:12 Is 14:20; the dynasty of Saul 1 S 13:13; house of Eli 2:30; (4) national relations: איבת ע׳ continual enmity Ez 25:15; 35:5; of exclusion from קהל י׳, עד ע׳ Dt 23:4 = Ne 13:1; various relations Is 32:17; 34:10; חרפת ע׳ perpetual reproach ψ 78:66, of dynasty of David 2 S 3:28; 12:10 1 K 2:33, families v 33 2 K 5:27 ψ 106:31 Je 35:6. e.g. Ecclesiastes 1:4
- c. of divine existence: אל עולם Gn 21:33 (J); אלהי ע׳ Is 40:28; חי אנכי לע׳ Dt 32:40; חֵי הע׳ Dn 12:7; of divine name, זה שׁמי לְע׳ Ex 3:15 (E), cf. 2 Ch 33:7 (v. supr.); blessing and praise of it 2 S 7:26 = 1 Ch 17:24, ψ 72:19; 135:13; of י׳ himself 89:53; attributes, אהבה Je 31:3 1 K 10:9; חסד Is 54:8 ψ 89:2; 138:8; לע׳ חַסְדּוֹ 1 Ch 16:34, 41 2 Ch 5:13; 7:3, 6; 20:21 Ezr 3:11 ψ 100:5; 106:1; 107:1; 118:1, 2, 3, 4, 29; 136:1 + 25 times, Je 33:11; כבוד ψ 104:31; אמת 117:2; 146:6; צדק 119:142; עצה 33:11; reign Ex 15:18 (E), ψ 10:16; 66:7; 92:9; 146:10 Je 10:10 Mi 4:7; יהוה לע׳ ישׁב ψ 9:8; 29:10; 102:13 La 5:19; presence in Zion 1 Ch 23:25; Is 33:14; 60:19, 20 Ez 37:28; 43:7, 9; his salvation Is 51:6, 8; זרעת ע׳ Dt 33:27 everlasting arms; כל אשׁר יעשׂה האלהים יהיה לע׳ Ec 3:14. e.g. Genesis 21:33
- d. of God’s covenant: בְּרִית ע׳ everlasting covenant Gn 9:16; 17:7, 13, 19 Ex 31:16 Lv 24:8 Nu 18:19 (all P), 2 S 23:5; 1 Ch 16:17 = ψ 105:10, Is 24:5; 55:3; 61:8 Je 32:40; 50:5; Ez 16:60; 37:26; covenant with Noah, לְדֹרֹת ע׳ Gn 9:12 (P); God remembers it 1 Ch 16:15 = ψ 105:8, ψ 111:5; will not break it, לע׳ Ju 2:1; אוֹת ע׳ Ex 31:17 (P); אוֹת עד ע׳ Dt 28:46. e.g. Genesis 9:16
- e. of God’s laws: דבר(ים) Is 59:21 ψ 119:89; משׁפט 119:160; עדות v 144, 152; חק ע׳ Ex 29:28; 30:21 (E), Lv 6:11, 15; 7:34; 10:15; 24:9 Nu 18:8, 11, 19 (P), also Je 5:22 (of bounds of sea); חק עד ע׳ Ex 12:24 (J), חֻקַּת ע׳ v 14, 17; 27:21; 28:43; 29:9 Lv 3:17; 7:36; 10:9; 16:29, 31, 34; 17:7; 23:14, 21, 31, 41; 24:3, 8; Nu 10:8; 15:15; 18:23; 19:10, 21 (P) (most of these in fact specif. Jewish and temporary); temple to bear God’s name, עד ע׳ 1 K 9:3 = 2 Ch 7:16; לע׳ 2 K 21:7 2 Ch 33:4; consecrated לע׳ 30:8; its ceremonies לע׳ 2:3; Levit. priesthood, לשׁרתו עד ע׳ 1 Ch 15:2; Aaronic priesthood, לברך בשׁמי עד ע׳ 23:13(×2). e.g. Isaiah 59:21
- f. of God’s promises: his word, יקום לע׳ Is 40:8; promised dynasty of David, עד (ה)ע׳ 2 S 7:13, 16(×2), 25 = 1 Ch 17:12, 14(×2), 23 ψ 18:51 = 2 S 22:51; 1 K 2:33, 45 1 Ch 22:10 ψ 89:5; לע׳ 1 K 9:5; 1 Ch 28:4, 7; 2 Ch 13:5 ψ 89:29, 37 2 S 7:29(×2) = 1 Ch 17:27(×2); of holy land 1 Ch 28:8, אֲחֻזַּת ע׳ Gn 17:8; 48:4 Lv 25:34 (P); given לע׳ Ex 32:13 (J) 2 Ch 20:7; עד ע׳ Gn 13:15, inherited לע׳ Is 60:21 ψ 37:18; עד ע׳ Is 34:17; dwelt in עד ע׳ Ez 37:25; other blessings, לע׳ Dt 5:29 Ho 2:21; עד ע׳ Dt 12:28; 2 S 7:24 = 1 Ch 17:22, ψ 133:3; שִׂמְחַת ע׳ Is 35:10; 51:11; 61:7; דֶּרֶךְ ע׳ ψ 139:24; שׁם ע׳ Is 56:5; 63:12; אות ע׳ 55:13; גאון ע׳ 60:15; Jerus. to abide לע׳ Je 17:25 ψ 125:1, cf. Je 31:40; עד ע׳ ψ 48:9. e.g. Isaiah 40:8
- g. of relations between God and his people, לע׳ 1 Ch 29:18 ψ 45:18; 85:6; 103:9; 145:21; Is 57:16; Je 3:5, 12; La 3:31; Jo 2:26, 27; עד (ה)ע׳ ψ 28:9 Mal 1:4. e.g. 1 Chronicles 29:18
- h. of Messianic dynasty and king: (ל)ע׳ ψ 110:4; having divine throne 45:7; name endures 72:17; established 89:38; God blesses him 45:3; of his reign, מעתה ועד ע׳ Is 9:6. e.g. Psalms 110:4
- i. = indefinite, unending future: live לע׳ Gn 3:22; Jb 7:16; הנביאים הלע׳ יִחְיוּ Zc 1:5 the prophets, can they live for ever? cf. חדל לע׳ ψ 49:9; c. neg. never Ezr 9:12; Pr 27:24. e.g. Genesis 3:22
- j. after death: שׁנת ע׳ Je 51:39, 57; בית ע׳ Ec 12:5; חַיֵּי ע׳ Dn 12:2; דראון ע׳ v 2; also v 3 Jon 2:7; Ec 2:16; 9:6. e.g. Jeremiah 51:39
- k. = age (duration) of the world: את העלם נתן בְּלִבָּם Ec 3:11 the age of the world he hath set, etc. (cf. especially NH; others i). e.g. Ecclesiastes 3:11
- l. pl. intens. everlastingness, eternity: תשׁועת עולמים Is 45:17; צדק עלמים Dn 9:24; צור עולמים Is 26:4 (RVm rock of ages); מלכוּת כל עלמים ψ 145:13; also 61:5; 77:8; 1 K 8:13 = 2 Ch 6:2. e.g. Isaiah 45:17
- m. special phr.: מ(ה)עולם (ו)עד (ה)עולם (מן) from everlasting to everlasting, of י׳ ψ 90:2, חסד י׳ 103:17; benedictions 1 Ch 16:36 = ψ 106:48, Ne 9:5; 1 Ch 29:10 ψ 41:14; the land given למן עולם ועד עולם Je 7:7; 25:5; מעתה ועד עולם from now and for ever ψ 115:18; 121:8 (i.e. as long as one lives); of people’s hope in God 131:3; dynasty of David Is 9:6; of God’s acts, words, etc. Mi 4:7; Is 59:21 ψ 125:2, cf. 113:2;—v. further i. עַד p. 723. e.g. Psalms 90:2
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
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;—
— Brown-Driver-Briggs (Oxford 1906, public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). See Sources.
Derived from עלם (ʻâlam) (H5956) — to hide.
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
עוֹלָם
- [strength, endurance,] nature, existence, world; (b. h.) life-time, eternity. Y. Ber. IV, 7ᵇ bot. (ref. to עד עולם, I Sam. I, 22) והלא אין עוֹלָמוֹ של לוי וכ׳ but the life-time (active service) of the Levite is only up to fifty years. Kidd. 15ᵃ (ref. to Ex. XXI, 6 לְעֹלָם) הוה אמינא לע׳ ממש I might have thought, that it meant really for ever (for life); קמשמע לן לע׳ לעולמו של יובל it is intimated (by ושבתם וכ׳, Lev. XXV, 10) that l’‘olam means up to the period of the jubilee. Ber. 17ᵃ עוֹלָמְךָ תראה בחייך וכ׳ mayest thou see (enjoy) thy existence during thy life-time, and thy future (reward be reserved) for the life of the world to come. Arakh. 16ᵇ bot. קיבל עולמו has received his reward in this world. Ber. IX, 5 כל חותמי … מן הע׳ (Bab. ed. 54ᵃ עד הע׳, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 20) in all conclusions of benedictions in the Temple they used to say, (Blessed is the Lord …) from everlasting; משקלקלו … אין ע׳ אלא אחד וכ׳ … when the heretics (or Sadducees) degenerated and said, there is only one world, they ordained the formula, From everlasting to everlasting. Pes. 56ᵃ; Tosef. ib. II (III), 19 they did not say ברוך שם כבוד מלכותו לע׳ וָעֶד blessed be the name of His glorious kingdom for ever and ever. Gen. R. s. 30, a. fr. ראה ע׳ חדש has seen a new world (a great change). Cant. R. to I, 3, a. e. ע׳ שאין בו מות, v. אֲתָאנַסְיָא; a. fr.—Y. Ned. XI, 42ᶜ bot. פירות הע׳ the fruits of the world, i.e. coming from some other place, opp. צבורים בסידקי.—ע׳ הזה (abbrev. עה"ז) this world, mundane existence; ע׳ הבא (abbrev. עה"ב) the world to come, the hereafter, also the Messianic days; the days of resurrection. Pes. 50ᵃ לא כעה"ז עה"ב not as in this world (the present), will it be in the Messianic days. Ber. 51ᵃ זוכה ונוחל שני עולמים העה"ז והעה"ב will be permitted to inherit two worlds, this world and the hereafter. Ab. IV, 16, v. פְּרוֹזְדּוֹר. Snh. X, 1, a. fr. חלק לעה"ב a share in the world to come (resurrection); a. v. fr.—אומות הע׳ (abbrev. אוה"ע, א"ה), v. אוּמָּה.—בית ע׳ (euphem.) cemetery. Lev. R. s. 12, beg. (interch. with עֲלַם q. v.).—Pl. עוֹלָמִים, עוֹלָמִין, עוֹלָמוֹת. Ber. l. c., v. supra. Snh. 100ᵃ שלש מאות ועשרה ע׳ three hundred and ten worlds (existences of beatitude). Gen. R. s. 3, a. e. היה בורא ע׳ ומחריבן he created worlds and destroyed them again; a. fr.—בית ע׳ the permanent house, the Jerusalem Temple, opp. משכן the Tabernacle. Succ. 5ᵇ; a. fr.—לְעוֹלָם a) forever, always, under all circumstances. Y. Ber. V, 9ᵃ bot. חיים לע׳ a life for ever (not ceasing). Keth. IV, 5 לע׳ היא ברשות וכ׳ she (the betrothed) continues to be under the father’s jurisdiction (sharing his legal status), until she is wedded. B. Mets. 59ᵃ לע׳ … בכבוד אשתו under all conditions a man must guard the honor of his wife. Yeb. 46ᵃ, a. e. לע׳ אין גר עד וכ׳ a person is not considered a proselyte, until he has been circumcised and immersed; a. v. fr.—b) (dialectic term) at all events, in spite of your argument, still. Ḥull. 101ᵃ לע׳ קסבר וכ׳ Rab may still be of the opinion that &c.; Ber. 3ᵃ. Ib. 3ᵇ לע׳ בחד וכ׳ I may still say, it refers to one person and to recent debris; a. fr.—מֵע׳ לא never. Yoma 49ᵃ מע׳ לא שאלני וכ׳ never (in my life) did a person consult me about &c.; (Ḥull. 7ᵇ מימי). Sabb. 108ᵇ מע׳ לא טבע גברא וכ׳ never yet has a person been drowned in the Dead Sea; a. fr. e.g. 1 Samuel 1:22
עוּלֵם
- , v. sub עוּלֵימ׳.
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Forms in the corpus
The 67 distinct written forms H5769 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that state’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 7 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
Same root — word family
Other BDB entries built from the same root as H5769, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
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- יעלם Yaʻlâm H3281 Jaalam
- עילם ʻÊylâm H5867 Elam
- עלמון ʻAlmôwn H5960 Almon
- עלמת ʻÂlemeth H5964 Alemeth
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 11 — not the complete family. 4 of the same-root words are proper names (people or places). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 347 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 412 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 3:22
- Exodus 3:15
- Leviticus 3:17
- Numbers 10:8
- Deuteronomy 5:29
- Joshua 4:7
- Judges 2:1
- 1 Samuel 1:22
- 2 Samuel 3:28
- 1 Kings 1:31
- 2 Kings 5:27
- 1 Chronicles 15:2
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
