HALOT on עוֹלָם olam denoting "long time, duration" "but not in a philosophical sense"

Note that the first definition of עוֹלָם in HALOT "long time, duration" adds the qualification "but not in a philosophical sense.” The rest of this entry reads:

 

THAT 2:235f: עֶבֶד ע׳ a slave for life Dt 15₁₇ 1S 27₁₂ Jb 40₂₈  )Ug. Ábd Álm(, שִׂמְחַת ע׳ Is 35₁₀, זֵכֶר ע׳ Ps 112₆, שֵׁם ע׳ Is 56₅, הֲרַת ע׳ Jr 20₁₇, חֶרְפַּת ע׳ Is 23₄₀; ע׳ occurs thus in many phrases: with בְּרִית Gn 9₁₆ )16 times(, with בְּרִית מֶלַח Nu 18₁₉, with אֲחֻזַּת Gn 17₈, with ) חֻקַּת23 times( Ex 12₁₄.₁₇. cj. Ezk 46₁₄ see Zimmerli 1168, with ) חָק־11 times( Ex 29₂₈ 30₂₁, with כְּהֻנַּת Ex 40₁₅ Nu 25₁₃, with חֶסֶד never-failing kindness Is 54₈.

 

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