What does חָדַל · עוֹלָם mean in the Bible?
חָדַל · עוֹלָם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to cease; forever, enduring duration".
Hebrew · H2308, H5769
חָדַל לְעוֹלָם
Properly, to be flabby , i.e. (by implication) desist ; (figuratively) be lacking or idle · 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
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חָדַלH2308properly, to be flabby , i.e. (by implication) desist ; (figuratively) be lacking or idle
עוֹלָםH5769properly, 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
What does חָדַל לְעוֹלָם (chadal le'olam) mean in the Bible?
חָדַל · עוֹלָם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to cease; forever, enduring duration".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2308, H5769?
H2308, H5769 is connected to 497 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to cease; forever, enduring duration
Source Gloss
to cease; forever, enduring duration
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms40
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense40×
Imperfect1Kgs 22:6 · 2Chr 18:5 · 2Chr 18:14 · Judg 15:7 · Judg 20:28 · 1Sam 9:5 · Deut 15:11 · Ezek 3:27 · Prov 10:19 · Ezek 2:5 · Ezek 2:7 · Ezek 3:11 · 1Kgs 22:15 · Deut 23:23 · Job 14:715×
Perfect1Sam 2:5 · Jer 51:30 · Job 3:17 · Job 19:14 · Judg 5:6 · Judg 5:7 · Exod 9:34 · Gen 18:11 · Gen 41:49 · Isa 24:8 · Ps 36:4 · Jer 44:1813×
Sequential imperfect2Chr 25:16 · 2Chr 35:21 · Amos 7:5 · Exod 14:12 · Jer 40:4 · Job 7:16 · Prov 19:27 · Prov 23:4 · Isa 1:16 · Isa 2:22 · Zech 11:1211×
JussiveJob 10:201×
Word Origins
חָדַל לְעוֹלָם is a primitive root - no further derivation.