What does שָׁבִיל · עוֹלָם mean in the Bible?
שָׁבִיל · עוֹלָם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "ancient paths, everlasting tracks".
Hebrew · H7635, H5769
שְׁבִילֵי עוֹלָם
A track or passage-way (as if flowing along) · 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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שָׁבִיל H7635 a track or passage-way (as if flowing along)
Pronunciation šābiyl
A worn path or flowing channel—movement made visible through repeated passage or natural flow
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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
What does שְׁבִילֵי עוֹלָם (shevilei olam) mean in the Bible?
שָׁבִיל · עוֹלָם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "ancient paths, everlasting tracks".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7635, H5769?
H7635, H5769 is connected to 441 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. ancient paths, everlasting tracks
Strong's H7635, H5769
Lexical occurrences 441 verses Source Gloss
ancient paths, everlasting tracks
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שְׁבִילֵי עוֹלָם is built from this root:
שֹׁבֶל H7640
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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