What does עוֹלָם · עַד mean in the Bible?
עוֹלָם · עַד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Forever and ever, everlasting duration".
Hebrew · H5769, H5703
עוֹלָם וָעֶד
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 · properly, a (peremptory) terminus , i.e. (by implication) duration , in the sense of advance or perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or without a preposition)
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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
עַד H5703 properly, a (peremptory) terminus , i.e. (by implication) duration , in the sense of advance or perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or without a preposition)
Pronunciation ʿad
Terminus point stretched into duration; signals both boundary and the perpetual advance beyond it
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What does עוֹלָם וָעֶד (olam va'ed) mean in the Bible?
עוֹלָם · עַד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Forever and ever, everlasting duration".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5769, H5703?
H5769, H5703 is connected to 489 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Forever and ever, everlasting duration
Strong's H5769, H5703
Lexical occurrences 489 verses Source Gloss
Forever and ever, everlasting duration
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עוֹלָם וָעֶד is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
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