What does עוֹלָם · ὁδός mean in the Bible?
עוֹלָם · ὁδός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "ancient or established ways".
Hebrew · H5769, G3598
נְתִיבוֹת עוֹלָם
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 · road
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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
ὁδός G3598 road
Pronunciation hodós
Metaphorically denotes a course of conduct or way of life, especially God's approved pathway or the Christian faith itself.
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What does נְתִיבוֹת עוֹלָם (netivot olam) mean in the Bible?
עוֹלָם · ὁδός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "ancient or established ways".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5769, G3598?
H5769, G3598 is connected to 438 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. ancient or established ways
Strong's H5769, G3598
Lexical occurrences 438 verses Source Gloss
ancient or established ways
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נְתִיבוֹת עוֹלָם is built from this root:
Sources
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