eternity
→
grave
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Motivation | |
| language | Ancient Hebrew | |
| lexeme | עולָמ ˁōlām | |
| meaning 1 | eternity | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | grave, cemetery | bēṯ ˁōlāmō (Qoh. 12:5) the house of his eternity (meaning, a tomb) |
| reference | HALOT: root 6867 | |
| comment | Cf. Phoenician bt ˁlm 'eternal house'. |
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The connotation of the shift is early attested.