עוֹלָם

ʻôwlâm · Hebrew · Strong's H5769 · 438 occurrences

The KJV renders 16 different Hebrew and Greek words as “long”

What it means

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

or עֹלָם; from H5956 (עָלַם);

How the KJV renders it

alway, ancient, any more, continuance, eternal, for, everlasting, more, of old, lasting, long, old, perpetual, at any time

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“long”

also renders hikanós (G2425), pleíōn (G4119), makrós (G3117), epipothéō (G1971), polýs (G4183), ʼâvâh (H183), ʼârôk (H752), ʼôrek (H753), gâdôwl (H1419), châshaq (H2836), yâʼab (H2968), kâmahh (H3642), kâçaph (H3700), shâqaq (H8264), tâʼab (H8373)

“old”

also renders gérōn (G1088), presbýteros (G4245), palaiós (G3820), pálai (G3819), archaîos (G744), bâleh (H1087), bᵉlôwʼ (H1094), bên (H1121), ziqnâh (H2209), yâshân (H3465), lâbîyʼ (H3833), ʻâlam (H5957), qedem (H6924)

“more”

also renders állos (G243), éti (G2089), mâllon (G3123), mēkéti (G3371), tímios (G5093), perissós (G4053), gâdôwl (H1419), yôwthêr (H3148), ʻôwd (H5750), rab (H7227), râbâh (H7235)

“for”

also renders zētéō (G2212), proseúchomai (G4336), epizētéō (G1934), áchri (G891), hōs (G5613), ʼâz (H227), min (H4481), ʻad (H5705), ʻal (H5922), ʻêqeb (H6118)

“ancient”

also renders zâqên (H2205), yâshîysh (H3453), ʻattîyq (H6267), ʻattîyq (H6268), qâdûwm (H6917), qedem (H6924)

“alway”

also renders diapantós (G1275), pâs (G3956), pántote (G3842), tâmîyd (H8548)

“eternal”

also renders aiṓn (G165), aḯdios (G126), aiṓnios (G166), qedem (H6924)

“everlasting”

also renders aḯdios (G126), aiṓnios (G166)

“of old”

also renders ékpalai (G1597), ʼâz (H227)

“any more”

also renders oukéti (G3765)

“perpetual”

also renders tâmîyd (H8548)

“at any time”

also renders pṓpote (G4455)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

438 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Chronicles 15:2 · HNcmsa

Then David said, “No one ought to carry God’s ark but the Levites. For Yahweh has chosen them to carry God’s ark, and to minister to him forever.”

1 Chronicles 16:15 · HR/Ncmsa

Remember his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,

1 Chronicles 16:17 · HNcmsa

He confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

1 Chronicles 16:34 · HR/Ncmsa

Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

1 Chronicles 16:36 · HTd/Ncmsa

Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting. All the people said, “Amen,” and praised Yahweh.

1 Chronicles 16:41 · HR/Ncmsa

and with them Heman and Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to Yahweh, because his loving kindness endures forever;

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