Hebrew word study

עוֹלָםʻôwlâm — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point

Pronounced “o-lawm'”

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

Translated in the King James as: alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5703 (עַד).

Appears 438 times in Scripture

Origin: or עֹלָם; from H5956 (עָלַם);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 13×

Genesis 3:22 Genesis 6:3 Genesis 6:4 Genesis 9:12 Genesis 9:16 Genesis 13:15 Genesis 17:7 Genesis 17:8 Genesis 17:13 Genesis 17:19 Genesis 21:33 Genesis 48:4 Genesis 49:26

Exodus — 17×

Exodus 3:15 Exodus 12:14 Exodus 12:17 Exodus 12:24 Exodus 14:13 Exodus 15:18 Exodus 19:9 Exodus 21:6 Exodus 27:21 Exodus 28:43 Exodus 29:9 Exodus 29:28 Exodus 30:21 Exodus 31:16 Exodus 31:17 Exodus 32:13 Exodus 40:15

Leviticus — 21×

Leviticus 3:17 Leviticus 6:18 Leviticus 6:22 Leviticus 7:34 Leviticus 7:36 Leviticus 10:9 Leviticus 10:15 Leviticus 16:29 Leviticus 16:31 Leviticus 16:34 Leviticus 17:7 Leviticus 23:14 Leviticus 23:21 Leviticus 23:31 Leviticus 23:41 Leviticus 24:3 Leviticus 24:8 Leviticus 24:9 Leviticus 25:32 Leviticus 25:34 Leviticus 25:46

Numbers — 10×

Numbers 10:8 Numbers 15:15 Numbers 18:8 Numbers 18:11 Numbers 18:19 Numbers 18:23 Numbers 19:10 Numbers 19:21 Numbers 25:13+ 1 more in Numbers

Deuteronomy — 11×

Deuteronomy 5:29 Deuteronomy 12:28 Deuteronomy 13:16 Deuteronomy 15:17 Deuteronomy 23:6 Deuteronomy 28:46 Deuteronomy 29:29 Deuteronomy 32:7 Deuteronomy 32:40 Deuteronomy 33:15 Deuteronomy 33:27

Joshua — 4×

Joshua 4:7 Joshua 8:28 Joshua 14:9 Joshua 24:2

Judges — 1×

Judges 2:1

1 Samuel — 10×

1 Sam 1:22 1 Sam 2:30 1 Sam 3:13 1 Sam 3:14 1 Sam 13:13 1 Sam 20:15 1 Sam 20:23 1 Sam 20:42 1 Sam 27:8 1 Sam 27:12

2 Samuel — 12×

2 Sam 3:28 2 Sam 7:13 2 Sam 7:16 2 Sam 7:24 2 Sam 7:25 2 Sam 7:26 2 Sam 7:29 2 Sam 12:10 2 Sam 22:51 2 Sam 23:5+ 2 more in 2 Samuel

1 Kings — 8×

1 Ki 1:31 1 Ki 2:33 1 Ki 2:45 1 Ki 8:13 1 Ki 9:3 1 Ki 9:5 1 Ki 10:9+ 1 more in 1 Kings

2 Kings — 2×

2 Ki 5:27 2 Ki 21:7

1 Chronicles — 25×

1 Chr 15:2 1 Chr 16:15 1 Chr 16:17 1 Chr 16:34 1 Chr 16:36 1 Chr 16:41 1 Chr 17:12 1 Chr 17:14 1 Chr 17:22 1 Chr 17:23 1 Chr 17:24 1 Chr 17:27 1 Chr 22:10 1 Chr 23:13 1 Chr 23:25 1 Chr 28:4 1 Chr 28:7 1 Chr 28:8 1 Chr 29:10 1 Chr 29:18+ 5 more in 1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles — 12×

2 Chr 2:4 2 Chr 5:13 2 Chr 6:2 2 Chr 7:3 2 Chr 7:6 2 Chr 7:16 2 Chr 9:8 2 Chr 13:5 2 Chr 20:7 2 Chr 20:21 2 Chr 30:8 2 Chr 33:4

Ezra — 3×

Ezra 3:11 Ezra 9:12+ 1 more in Ezra

Nehemiah — 4×

Nehemiah 2:3 Nehemiah 9:5 Nehemiah 13:1+ 1 more in Nehemiah

Job — 3×

Job 7:16 Job 22:15 Job 41:4

Psalms — 143×

Psalms 5:11 Psalms 9:5 Psalms 9:7 Psalms 10:16 Psalms 12:7 Psalms 15:5 Psalms 18:50 Psalms 21:4 Psalms 24:7 Psalms 24:9 Psalms 25:6 Psalms 28:9 Psalms 29:10 Psalms 30:6 Psalms 30:12 Psalms 31:1 Psalms 33:11 Psalms 37:18 Psalms 37:27 Psalms 37:28 Psalms 41:12 Psalms 41:13 Psalms 44:8 Psalms 45:2 Psalms 45:6+ 118 more in Psalms

Proverbs — 6×

Proverbs 8:23 Proverbs 10:25 Proverbs 10:30 Proverbs 22:28 Proverbs 23:10 Proverbs 27:24

Ecclesiastes — 7×

Eccles 1:4 Eccles 1:10 Eccles 2:16 Eccles 3:11 Eccles 3:14 Eccles 9:6 Eccles 12:5

Isaiah — 46×

Isaiah 9:7 Isaiah 14:20 Isaiah 24:5 Isaiah 25:2 Isaiah 26:4 Isaiah 30:8 Isaiah 32:14 Isaiah 32:17 Isaiah 33:14 Isaiah 34:10 Isaiah 34:17 Isaiah 35:10 Isaiah 40:8 Isaiah 40:28 Isaiah 42:14 Isaiah 44:7 Isaiah 45:17 Isaiah 46:9 Isaiah 47:7 Isaiah 51:6 Isaiah 51:8 Isaiah 51:9 Isaiah 51:11 Isaiah 54:8 Isaiah 55:3+ 21 more in Isaiah

Jeremiah — 35×

Jeremiah 2:20 Jeremiah 3:5 Jeremiah 3:12 Jeremiah 5:15 Jeremiah 5:22 Jeremiah 6:16 Jeremiah 7:7 Jeremiah 10:10 Jeremiah 17:4 Jeremiah 17:25 Jeremiah 18:15 Jeremiah 18:16 Jeremiah 20:11 Jeremiah 20:17 Jeremiah 23:40 Jeremiah 25:5 Jeremiah 25:9 Jeremiah 25:12 Jeremiah 28:8 Jeremiah 31:3 Jeremiah 31:40 Jeremiah 32:40 Jeremiah 33:11 Jeremiah 35:6 Jeremiah 49:13+ 10 more in Jeremiah

Lamentations — 3×

Lam 3:6 Lam 3:31 Lam 5:19

Ezekiel — 18×

Ezekiel 16:60 Ezekiel 25:15 Ezekiel 26:20 Ezekiel 26:21 Ezekiel 27:36 Ezekiel 28:19 Ezekiel 35:5 Ezekiel 35:9 Ezekiel 36:2 Ezekiel 37:25 Ezekiel 37:26 Ezekiel 37:28 Ezekiel 43:7 Ezekiel 43:9 Ezekiel 46:14+ 3 more in Ezekiel

Daniel — 5×

Daniel 9:24 Daniel 12:2 Daniel 12:3 Daniel 12:7+ 1 more in Daniel

Hosea — 1×

Hosea 2:19

Joel — 4×

Joel 2:2 Joel 2:26 Joel 2:27 Joel 3:20

Amos — 1×

Amos 9:11

Obadiah — 1×

Obadiah 1:10

Jonah — 1×

Jonah 2:6

Micah — 5×

Micah 2:9 Micah 4:5 Micah 4:7 Micah 5:2 Micah 7:14

Habakkuk — 2×

Habakkuk 3:6+ 1 more in Habakkuk

Zephaniah — 1×

Zeph 2:9

Zechariah — 1×

Zech 1:5

Malachi — 2×

Malachi 1:4 Malachi 3:4

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