What does שֵׁם · עוֹלָם mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H8034, H5769
שֵׁם עוֹלָם
An appellation , as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor , authority , character · 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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שֵׁם H8034 an appellation , as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor , authority , character
Pronunciation šēm
Name carries the weight of identity, honor, and authority—one's essential character made public and memorable.
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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 שֵׁם עוֹלָם (shēm ʿôlām) mean in the Bible?
שֵׁם · עוֹלָם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "everlasting name, glorious name.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8034, H5769?
H8034, H5769 is connected to 1,302 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. everlasting name, glorious name.
Strong's H8034, H5769
Lexical occurrences 1,302 verses Source Gloss
everlasting name, glorious name.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שֵׁם עוֹלָם is built from these roots:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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