עוֹלָם
o.lamforever: enduring
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine439 occurrences34 books414 verses
This word comes from the name of LORD.
Definition
or עֹלָם; from H5956; 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
Traditional renderings: 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 H5331, H5703.
Traditional renderings: 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 H5331, H5703.
Glossary entries
Lord Righteousness Eli, Eli, Lema Sabachthani? Eli Abba Most High
Where it occurs
Occurrences
439 total
- 1 Kings 1:31לְעֹלָֽם׃פ · foreverBathsheba bowed facedown in homage to the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”
- 1 Kings 2:33 (2×)לְעֹלָ֑ם; עוֹלָ֖םTheir blood will come back upon the heads of Joab and his descendants forever; but for David, his descendants, his house, and his throne, there shall be peace from the LORD forever.”
- 1 Kings 2:45עוֹלָֽם׃But King Solomon will be blessed and David’s throne will remain secure before the LORD forever.”
- 1 Kings 8:13עוֹלָמִֽים׃ · foreverI have indeed built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”
- 1 Kings 9:3עוֹלָ֑םAnd the LORD said to him: “I have heard your prayer and petition before Me. I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting My Name there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.
- 1 Kings 9:5לְעֹלָ֑ם…then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
- 1 Kings 10:9לְעֹלָ֔ם · eternalBlessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”
- 2 Kings 5:27לְעוֹלָ֑ם · foreverTherefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous—as white as snow.
- 2 Kings 21:7לְעוֹלָֽם׃ · foreverManasseh even took the carved Asherah pole he had made and set it up in the temple, of which the LORD had said to David and his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will establish My Name forever.
- 1 Chronicles 15:2עוֹלָֽם׃ס · foreverThen David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever.”
- 1 Chronicles 16:15לְעוֹלָם֙ · foreverRemember His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
- 1 Chronicles 16:17עוֹלָֽם׃ · as an everlastingHe confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
- 1 Chronicles 16:34לְעוֹלָ֖ם · endures foreverGive thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
- 1 Chronicles 16:36 (2×)הָעוֹלָ֖ם · everlasting; הָעֹלָ֑ם · everlastingBlessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.” Then all the people said, “Amen!” and “Praise the LORD!”
- 1 Chronicles 16:41לְעוֹלָ֖ם · endures foreverWith them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, for “His loving devotion endures forever.”
- 1 Chronicles 17:12עוֹלָֽם׃He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever.
- 1 Chronicles 17:14 (2×)הָעוֹלָ֑ם; עוֹלָֽם׃But I will set him over My house and My kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.”
- 1 Chronicles 17:22עוֹלָ֑םFor You have made Your people Israel Your very own forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God.
- 1 Chronicles 17:23עוֹלָ֑םAnd now, O LORD, let the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house be established forever. Do as You have promised,
- 1 Chronicles 17:24עוֹלָם֙…so that Your name will be established and magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, is God over Israel.’ And may the house of Your servant David be established before You.
- 1 Chronicles 17:27 (2×)לְעוֹלָ֖ם · forever; לְעוֹלָֽם׃פ · foreverSo now You have been pleased to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O LORD, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:10עוֹלָֽם׃He is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’
- 1 Chronicles 23:13 (2×)עוֹלָ֔ם; עוֹלָֽם׃The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.
- 1 Chronicles 23:25לְעוֹלָֽם׃For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever.
- 1 Chronicles 28:4לְעוֹלָ֔ם · foreverYet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all my father’s house to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah He chose my father’s household, and from my father’s sons He was pleased to make me king over all Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 28:7לְעוֹלָ֑םI will establish his kingdom forever, if he resolutely carries out My commandments and ordinances, as is being done this day.’
- 1 Chronicles 28:8עוֹלָֽם׃פSo now in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God, keep and seek out all the commandments of the LORD your God, so that you may possess this good land and leave it as an inheritance to your descendants forever.
- 1 Chronicles 29:10 (2×)מֵעוֹלָ֖ם · from everlasting; עוֹלָֽם׃ · everlastingThen David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said: “May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.
- 1 Chronicles 29:18לְעוֹלָ֔ם · foreverO LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this desire forever in the intentions of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You.
- 2 Chronicles 2:4לְעוֹלָ֖םBehold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.
- 2 Chronicles 5:13לְעוֹלָ֖םThe trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud
- 2 Chronicles 6:2עוֹלָמִֽים׃ · foreverBut I have built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”
- 2 Chronicles 7:3לְעוֹלָ֖ם · endures foreverWhen all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.”
- 2 Chronicles 7:6לְעוֹלָ֣ם · endures foreverThe priests stood at their posts, as did the Levites with the musical instruments of the LORD, which King David had made for giving thanks to the LORD and with which David had offered praise, saying, “For His loving devotion endures forever.” Across from the Levites, the priests sounded trumpets, and all the Israelites were standing.
- 2 Chronicles 7:16עוֹלָ֑םFor I have now chosen and consecrated this temple so that My Name may be there forever. My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.
- 2 Chronicles 9:8לְעוֹלָ֔ם · foreverBlessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on His throne to be king for the LORD your God. Because your God loved Israel enough to establish them forever, He has made you king over them to carry out justice and righteousness.”
- 2 Chronicles 13:5לְעוֹלָ֑ם · foreverDo you not know that the LORD, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt?
- 2 Chronicles 20:7לְעוֹלָֽם׃ · foreverOur God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend?
- 2 Chronicles 20:21לְעוֹלָ֖ם · endures foreverThen Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks to the LORD, for His loving devotion endures forever.”
- 2 Chronicles 30:8לְעוֹלָ֔ם · foreverNow do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did. Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger will turn away from you.
- 2 Chronicles 33:4לְעוֹלָֽם׃ · foreverManasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.”
- Ezra 3:11לְעוֹלָ֥ם · endures foreverAnd they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: “For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD had been laid.
- Ezra 9:12 (2×)עוֹלָ֑ם; עוֹלָֽם׃Now, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’