Perpetuity
עָלַםStrong’s H5957alam (a-lam)
Appears in 15 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Alam is the Aramaic word usually translated “ever”, “perpetuity” and “antiquity”. It appears in 15 verses of the Old Testament.
“Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.”
Meaning
- Perpetuity, antiquity, for ever
How it's translated
- for ever 8
- perpetuity 7
- antiquity 3
- perpetuity of 1
- perpetuities 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Daniel 13
- Ezra 2
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 2:20In contextDaniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
- Daniel 2:44In contextAnd in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
- Daniel 3:9In contextThey spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.
- Daniel 4:3In contextHow great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.
- Daniel 4:34In contextAnd at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
- Daniel 5:10In contextNow the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:
Aramaic dictionary
עָלַם alam · perpetuity
perpetuity, antiquity, for ever Aramaic of o.lam (עוֹלָם ": old" H5769J)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “perpetuity” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PERPETU'ITY, noun
[Latin perpetuitas.]
Endless duration; continuance to eternity.
- Continued uninterrupted existence, or duration for an indefinite period of time; as the perpetuity of laws and institutions; the perpetuity of fame.
- Something of which there will be no end.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Aramaic, not from any one translation.