עוֹלָם (o.lam) means “forever: enduring” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: o-lawm' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
עוֹלָם · o.lam · forever: enduring
: enduring/eternal 1) long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world 1a) ancient time, long time (of past) 1b) (of future) 1b1) for ever, always 1b2) continuous existence, perpetual 1b3) everlasting, indefinite or unending future, eternity
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עוֹלָם · o.lam · Everlasting
This name means long duration, everlasting, perpetual Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)
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עוֹלָם · o.lam · forever: any time
: any_time 1) long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world 1a) ancient time, long time (of past) 1b) (of future) 1b1) for ever, always 1b2) continuous existence, perpetual 1b3) everlasting, indefinite or unending future, eternity
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עוֹלָם · o.lam · forever: antiquity
: old/ancient 1) long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world 1a) ancient time, long time (of past) 1b) (of future) 1b1) for ever, always 1b2) continuous existence, perpetual 1b3) everlasting, indefinite or unending future, eternity
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or עֹלָם; from H5956 (עָלַם); 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
KJV glosses: 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 ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5703 (עַד).
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| forever | 111 |
| endures forever | 44 |
| everlasting | 19 |
| an everlasting | 11 |
| of old | 10 |
| as a permanent | 8 |
| this is a permanent | 7 |
| a permanent | 6 |
| an ancient | 5 |
| as an everlasting | 5 |
| from everlasting | 5 |
| this is to be a permanent | 5 |
| for life | 4 |
| and ever | 3 |
| is a permanent | 3 |
| it is a permanent | 3 |
| long ago | 3 |
| the ancient | 3 |
| a perpetual | 2 |
| always | 2 |
| and everlasting | 2 |
| eternal | 2 |
| ever | 2 |
| is everlasting | 2 |
| o ancient | 2 |
| of the everlasting | 2 |
| permanent | 2 |
| the everlasting | 2 |
| with an everlasting | 2 |
| with everlasting | 2 |
| ages | 1 |
| all time | 1 |
| an enduring | 1 |
| an everlasting covenant | 1 |
| ancient times | 1 |
| and a permanent | 1 |
| and eternal | 1 |
| and never | 1 |
| and perpetual | 1 |
| are always | 1 |
| are forever | 1 |
| are from all eternity | 1 |
| are the everlasting | 1 |
| are their eternal | 1 |
| as a regular | 1 |
| as an eternal | 1 |
| but from everlasting | 1 |
| but with everlasting | 1 |
| by a permanent | 1 |
| elams | 1 |
| endure forever | 1 |
| eternity | 1 |
| even | 1 |
| for a permanent | 1 |
| for ages | 1 |
| for the ancient | 1 |
| forevermore | 1 |
| from age to age | 1 |
| from ages past | 1 |
| from ancient times | 1 |
| he will never | 1 |
| his eternal | 1 |
| i will forever | 1 |
| i will never | 1 |
| if we remain in our sins | 1 |
| in an everlasting | 1 |
| in the ages | 1 |
| is an everlasting | 1 |
| is the everlasting | 1 |
| it will belong permanently | 1 |
| it will never | 1 |
| lasting | 1 |
| leaving the ancient | 1 |
| like the ancient | 1 |
| like those long since | 1 |
| like those you never | 1 |
| long | 1 |
| long in the past | 1 |
| of antiquity | 1 |
| of eternity | 1 |
| of permanent | 1 |
| old | 1 |
| on the ancient | 1 |
| the eternal | 1 |
| the perpetual | 1 |
| they will always | 1 |
| to come | 1 |
| to everlasting | 1 |
| will never | 1 |
| with ancient | 1 |
| you a perpetual | 1 |
| you with an everlasting | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| for ever | 177 |
| ever | 59 |
| of old | 13 |
| everlasting | 11 |
| an everlasting | 10 |
| and ever | 8 |
| evermore | 7 |
| from everlasting | 7 |
| shall never | 6 |
| a perpetual | 5 |
| for evermore | 5 |
| the everlasting | 5 |
| thee for ever | 5 |
| for an everlasting | 4 |
| by a perpetual | 3 |
| shall be for ever | 3 |
| shall endure for ever | 3 |
| the old | 3 |
| alway | 2 |
| always | 2 |
| and everlasting | 2 |
| any more | 2 |
| for the old | 2 |
| i will never | 2 |
| let me never | 2 |
| of old time | 2 |
| of them for evermore | 2 |
| the ancient | 2 |
| them for ever | 2 |
| ye everlasting | 2 |
| about me for ever | 1 |
| an ancient | 1 |
| and a perpetual | 1 |
| and an everlasting | 1 |
| and it shall be a perpetual | 1 |
| and perpetual | 1 |
| and this shall be an everlasting | 1 |
| and to everlasting | 1 |
| any more for ever | 1 |
| as those that have been long | 1 |
| at any time | 1 |
| be for ever | 1 |
| because thou hast had a perpetual | 1 |
| but with everlasting | 1 |
| by an everlasting | 1 |
| even from everlasting | 1 |
| even of old | 1 |
| even the ancient | 1 |
| ever of old | 1 |
| for him for evermore | 1 |
| for of old time | 1 |
| for since the beginning of the world | 1 |
| him for ever | 1 |
| him he will ever | 1 |
| himself an everlasting | 1 |
| i have long time | 1 |
| i shall never | 1 |
| in a perpetual | 1 |
| in old time | 1 |
| in the world | 1 |
| in those is continuance | 1 |
| it perpetual | 1 |
| it shall be for ever | 1 |
| it shall never | 1 |
| let them ever | 1 |
| not for ever | 1 |
| not the ancient | 1 |
| not the old | 1 |
| of an everlasting | 1 |
| of ancient times | 1 |
| of elam | 1 |
| of the everlasting | 1 |
| of the lasting | 1 |
| of them for ever | 1 |
| shall be in everlasting | 1 |
| shall be theirs for a perpetual | 1 |
| shall be thine everlasting | 1 |
| shall be unto thee an everlasting | 1 |
| shall not always | 1 |
| shall surely be an everlasting | 1 |
| should have endured for ever | 1 |
| some to everlasting | 1 |
| that it may continue for ever | 1 |
| the perpetual | 1 |
| the world | 1 |
| thee an eternal | 1 |
| thee he shall never | 1 |
| thee of old | 1 |
| thee perpetual | 1 |
| thee unto me for ever | 1 |
| thee with an everlasting | 1 |
| their perpetual | 1 |
| them an everlasting | 1 |
| them to a perpetual | 1 |
| thereof shall be perpetual | 1 |
| this for ever | 1 |
| thou never | 1 |
| to everlasting | 1 |
| to his long | 1 |
| unto thee an everlasting | 1 |
| unto thee for ever | 1 |
| upon you and a perpetual | 1 |
| with an everlasting | 1 |
| with everlasting | 1 |
| with him for an everlasting | 1 |
| with me an everlasting | 1 |
| with them it shall be an everlasting | 1 |
| with us for ever | 1 |
| with you for perpetual | 1 |
| world | 1 |
| yet shalt thou never | 1 |
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Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”
Read word by wordSo the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”
Read word by wordThe Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.
Read word by wordAnd God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:
Read word by wordAnd whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of every kind that is on the earth.”
Read word by wordfor all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.
Read word by wordI will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
Read word by wordAnd to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”
Read word by wordWhether they are born in your household or purchased, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh will be an everlasting covenant.
Read word by wordBut God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
Read word by wordAnd Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the LORD, the Eternal God.
Read word by wordand told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’
Read word by wordThe blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers.
Read word by wordGod also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.
Read word by wordAnd this day will be a memorial for you, and you are to celebrate it as a feast to the LORD, as a permanent statute for the generations to come.
Read word by wordSo you are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your divisions out of the land of Egypt. You must keep this day as a permanent statute for the generations to come.
Read word by wordAnd you are to keep this command as a permanent statute for you and your descendants.
Read word by wordBut Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again.
Read word by wordThe LORD will reign forever and ever!”
Read word by wordThe LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear when I speak with you, and they will always put their trust in you.” And Moses relayed to the LORD what the people had said.
Read word by wordthen his master is to bring him before the judges. And he shall take him to the door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he shall serve his master for life.
Read word by wordIn the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil that is in front of the Testimony, Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamps before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to be a permanent statute for the Israelites for the generations to come.
Read word by wordAaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants.
Read word by wordWrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and tie headbands on them. The priesthood shall be theirs by a permanent statute. In this way you are to ordain Aaron and his sons.
Read word by wordThis will belong to Aaron and his sons as a regular portion from the Israelites, for it is the heave offering the Israelites will make to the LORD from their peace offerings.
Read word by wordThus they are to wash their hands and feet so that they will not die; this shall be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come.”
Read word by wordThe Israelites must keep the Sabbath, celebrating it as a permanent covenant for the generations to come.
Read word by wordIt is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’”
Read word by wordRemember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’”
Read word by wordAnoint them just as you anointed their father, so that they may also serve Me as priests. Their anointing will qualify them for a permanent priesthood throughout their generations.”
Read word by wordThis is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.”
Read word by wordAny male among the sons of Aaron may eat it. This is a permanent portion from the food offerings to the LORD for the generations to come. Anything that touches them will become holy.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.11
The priest, who is one of Aaron’s sons and will be anointed to take his place, is to prepare it. As a permanent portion for the LORD, it must be burned completely.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.15
I have taken from the sons of Israel the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution of their peace offerings, and I have given them to Aaron the priest and his sons as a permanent portion from the sons of Israel.’”
Read word by wordOn the day they were anointed, the LORD commanded that this be given them by the sons of Israel. It is a permanent portion for the generations to come.
Read word by word“You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute for the generations to come.
Read word by wordThey are to bring the thigh of the contribution and the breast of the wave offering, together with the fat portions of the food offerings, to wave as a wave offering before the LORD. It will belong permanently to you and your children, as the LORD has commanded.”
Read word by wordThis is to be a permanent statute for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month, you shall humble yourselves and not do any work—whether the native or the foreigner who resides among you—
Read word by wordIt is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, that you may humble yourselves; it is a permanent statute.
Read word by wordThis is to be a permanent statute for you, to make atonement once a year for the Israelites because of all their sins.” And all this was done as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Read word by wordThey must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat demons to which they have prostituted themselves. This will be a permanent statute for them for the generations to come.’
Read word by wordYou must not eat any bread or roasted or new grain until the very day you have brought this offering to your God. This is to be a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live.
Read word by wordOn that same day you are to proclaim a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This is to be a permanent statute wherever you live for the generations to come.
Read word by wordYou are not to do any work at all. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live.
Read word by wordYou are to celebrate this as a feast to the LORD for seven days each year. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come; you are to celebrate it in the seventh month.
Read word by wordOutside the veil of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, Aaron is to tend the lamps continually before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to be a permanent statute for the generations to come.
Read word by wordEvery Sabbath day the bread is to be set out before the LORD on behalf of the Israelites as a permanent covenant.
Read word by wordIt belongs to Aaron and his sons, who are to eat it in a holy place; for it is to him a most holy part of the food offerings to the LORD—his portion forever.”
Read word by wordAs for the cities of the Levites, the Levites always have the right to redeem their houses in the cities they possess.
Read word by wordBut the open pastureland around their cities may not be sold, for this is their permanent possession.
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