Leolam (לעולם) means eternally in Hebrew.
It can also mean continually, forever, always, and never. It is an adverb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
eternally, continually, forever, always
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Leolam.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לתמיד, לנֶצַח.
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל-מֹשֶׁה, הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי בָּא אֵלֶיךָ בְּעַב הֶעָנָן, בַּעֲבוּר יִשְׁמַע הָעָם בְּדַבְּרִי עִמָּךְ, וְגַם-בְּךָ יַאֲמִינוּ לְעוֹלָם;
- 2אף פעם לא (במשפטי שלילה בהווה ובעתיד).
לֹא-תִדְרֹשׁ שְׁלֹמָם, וְטֹבָתָם, כָּל-יָמֶיךָ, לְעוֹלָם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Leolam is an adverb.
- Written with vowel points
- לְעוֹלָם
- Written without vowel points
- לעולם
- Said
- leolam
- Root
- ע־ל־מ
- Plural
- לְעוֹלָמִים
- Inflections
- ר'לְעוֹלָמִים, לְעוֹלְמֵי־
- Gematria
- 176
This is how Leolam is said in other languages.
- English
- eternally, continually, forever, always, never
- Arabic
- للأبد, أبدا
These words mean nearly the same as Leolam.
- לעד
- לעולם ועד
- אף פעם לא
- אף לא פעם אחת
- לעולם לא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Leolam.
- זמני
- מעולם
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Leolam.
The word Leolam is part of these phrases and sayings.
- לעולם ועד
- לעולם לא
- לעולם לא עוד
- טעות לעולם חוזר
- טעות לעולם חוזרת
- לא לעולם חוסן
- לעולם בעקבות השמש
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Leolam comes from the root ע־ל־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Leolam in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Leolam.
What does Leolam (לעולם) mean in Hebrew?
Leolam (לעולם) means eternally, continually, and forever. It is said leolam, with the stress on lam.
What is a synonym for Leolam (לעולם)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Leolam (לעולם) are לעד, לעולם ועד, אף פעם לא, אף לא פעם אחת, and לעולם לא.
What is the opposite of Leolam (לעולם)?
Words that mean the opposite of Leolam (לעולם) are זמני and מעולם.
What rhymes with Leolam (לעולם)?
Words that rhyme with Leolam (לעולם) include אדם, דם, ים, עם, סם, and עולם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry לעולם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.