What does עוֹלָם · חֶסֶד mean in the Bible?
עוֹלָם · חֶסֶד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "his steadfast love endures forever".
Hebrew · H5769, H2617
לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ
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 · loyal love, lovingkindness
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עוֹלָם H5769 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
חֶסֶד H2617 loyal love, lovingkindness
Pronunciation ḥeseḏ
Covenantal loyalty and mercy—God's steadfast commitment to relationship despite human unfaithfulness.
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What does לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ (le'olam chasdo) mean in the Bible?
עוֹלָם · חֶסֶד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "his steadfast love endures forever".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5769, H2617?
H5769, H2617 is connected to 689 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. his steadfast love endures forever
Strong's H5769, H2617
Lexical occurrences 689 verses Source Gloss
his steadfast love endures forever
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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