Lexical Definition
עָלַם ʻâlam (aw-lam') perpetuity A:N-M
(Aramaic) corresponding to עוֹלָם
for (n-)ever (lasting), old.
- remote time, i.e. the future or past indefinitely
- often adverb, forever
1) perpetuity, antiquity, for ever
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| עָלַם֙ | perpetuity | Dan.7.14 |
| עָלַ֥ם | perpetuity of | Dan.7.18 |
| עָלַ֔ם | perpetuity | Dan.4.3 • Dan.4.34 • Dan.7.27 |
| עָלְמָ֖א | antiquity | Dan.2.20 |
| perpetuity | Dan.4.34 | |
| עָלְמָ֑א | antiquity | Ezra.4.15 |
| perpetuity | Dan.2.20 | |
| עָלְמַיָּֽא | perpetuities | Dan.7.18 |
| עָֽלְמָ֔א | antiquity | Ezra.4.19 |
| עָ֣לְמָ֔א | perpetuity | Dan.7.18 |
| לְעָלְמַיָּֽא | for ever | Dan.2.44 |
| לְעָלְמִין֙ | for ever | Dan.2.44 |
| לְעָלְמִ֥ין | for ever | Dan.3.9 • Dan.6.6 • Dan.6.21 |
| לְעָלְמִ֣ין | for ever | Dan.2.4 • Dan.5.10 |
| לְעָ֣לְמִ֔ין | for ever | Dan.6.26 |
Extended Information
Aramaic of: עוֹלָם
- Aramaic of o.lam (עוֹלָם ": old" עוֹלָם)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew form: עוֹלָם
עָלַם noun [masculine] perpetuity, antiquity (see Biblical Hebrew III> עלם, עוֺלָם); — ׳ע absolute Dan 3:33* +, construct Dan 7:18 emphatic עָֽלְמָא Dan 2:20 +; plural עָֽלְמִין Dan 2:4 +, emphatic עָֽלְמַיָּא Dan 2:44; Dan 7:18 — perpetuity in the future: ׳מַלְכוּת ע Dan 3:33*; Dan 7:27, compare Dan 4:31*; Dan 7:14 ׳ע as adverb for ever Dan 4:31* עַדעָֽֿלְמָא וְעַדעָֿלַם עָֽלְמַיָּא Dan 7:18 plural ׳לְע for ever Dan 2:4; Dan 2:44; Dan 2:44; Dan 3:9; Dan 5:10; Dan 6:7*; Dan 6:22*; Dan 6:27* antiquity, מִןיֿוֺמָת עָֽלְמָא Ezra 4:15; Ezra 4:19 of limitless time both past and future: ׳וְעַדעֿ ׳מִןעֿ Dan 2:20.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Ezra | 4:15 · 4:19 |
| Daniel | 2:4 · 2:20 · 2:44 · 3:9 · 3:33* · 4:31* · 5:10 · 6:7* · 6:22* · 6:27* · 7:14 · 7:18 · 7:27 |