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Joel

Chapter 2
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּiqe'֨u shshopa֜r bּetziyּ֗on vehari֨y'u֙ bּeha֣r qadeshshi֔y yiregּez֕u kּo֖l yoshshebe֣y ha'a֑retz kּiֽy-ba֥ yom-yehva֖h kּi֥y qarֽob׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Blow you the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in My holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD comes, for it is nigh at hand;

תִּקְע֨וּ שׁוֹפָ֜ר בְּצִיּ֗וֹן וְהָרִ֨יעוּ֙ בְּהַ֣ר קָדְשִׁ֔י יִרְגְּז֕וּ כֹּ֖ל יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּֽי־בָ֥א יוֹם־יְהוָ֖ה כִּ֥י קָרֽוֹב׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): y֧om cho֣shsheke va'apela֗h y֤om 'anan֙ va'arape֔l kּeshsha֖char pּaru֣shs 'al-heֽhari֑ym 'a֚m ra֣b ve'atz֔um kּamo֗hu lo֤ niֽheyah֙ min-ha֣'ola֔m ve'aֽcharayv֙ lo֣ yose֔p 'ad-shshene֖y dּ֥or vadֽor׃
Edified Edition (EDE)A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there has not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.

י֧וֹם חֹ֣שֶׁךְ וַאֲפֵלָ֗ה י֤וֹם עָנָן֙ וַעֲרָפֶ֔ל כְּשַׁ֖חַר פָּרֻ֣שׂ עַל־הֶֽהָרִ֑ים עַ֚ם רַ֣ב וְעָצ֔וּם כָּמֹ֗הוּ לֹ֤א נִֽהְיָה֙ מִן־הָ֣עוֹלָ֔ם וְאַֽחֲרָיו֙ לֹ֣א יוֹסֵ֔ף עַד־שְׁנֵ֖י דּ֥וֹר וָדֽוֹר׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): lepanayv֙ 'a֣kelah 'e֔shsh ve'achara֖yv tּelahe֣t leֽhaba֑h kּegan-'e֨den ha'a֜retz lepana֗yv ve'aֽcharayv֙ midebּa֣r shshemama֔h vegam-pּeleyta֖h lo'-ha֥yetah lּֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)A fire devours before them; and behind them a flame burns: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yes, and nothing shall escape them.

לְפָנָיו֙ אָ֣כְלָה אֵ֔שׁ וְאַחֲרָ֖יו תְּלַהֵ֣ט לֶֽהָבָ֑ה כְּגַן־עֵ֨דֶן הָאָ֜רֶץ לְפָנָ֗יו וְאַֽחֲרָיו֙ מִדְבַּ֣ר שְׁמָמָ֔ה וְגַם־פְּלֵיטָ֖ה לֹא־הָ֥יְתָה לּֽוֹ׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּemare'e֥h susi֖ym mare'e֑hu ukeparashshi֖ym kּe֥n yerutzֽun׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.

כְּמַרְאֵ֥ה סוּסִ֖ים מַרְאֵ֑הוּ וּכְפָרָשִׁ֖ים כֵּ֥ן יְרוּצֽוּן׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּeq֣ol marekּab֗ot 'al-ra'shshe֤y heֽhariym֙ yeraqּed֔un kּeqol֙ la֣hab 'e֔shsh 'okela֖h qa֑shsh kּe'a֣m 'atz֔um 'er֖uke milechamaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devours the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.

כְּק֣וֹל מַרְכָּב֗וֹת עַל־רָאשֵׁ֤י הֶֽהָרִים֙ יְרַקֵּד֔וּן כְּקוֹל֙ לַ֣הַב אֵ֔שׁ אֹכְלָ֖ה קָ֑שׁ כְּעַ֣ם עָצ֔וּם עֱר֖וּךְ מִלְחָמָֽה׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): mipּana֖yv yachi֣ylu 'amּi֑ym kּal-pּani֖ym qibּetz֥u pa'rֽur׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.

מִפָּנָ֖יו יָחִ֣ילוּ עַמִּ֑ים כָּל־פָּנִ֖ים קִבְּצ֥וּ פָארֽוּר׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּegibּori֣ym yerutz֔un kּe'aneshshe֥y milechama֖h ya'al֣u choma֑h ve'i֤yshsh bּiderakayv֙ yeֽlek֔un velo֥ ye'abּet֖un 'orechotaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:

כְּגִבּוֹרִ֣ים יְרֻצ֔וּן כְּאַנְשֵׁ֥י מִלְחָמָ֖ה יַעֲל֣וּ חוֹמָ֑ה וְאִ֤ישׁ בִּדְרָכָיו֙ יֵֽלֵכ֔וּן וְלֹ֥א יְעַבְּט֖וּן אֹרְחוֹתָֽם׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'i֤yshsh 'achiyv֙ lo֣ yidechaq֔un gּe֥ber bּimesilּat֖o yeֽlek֑un ube'a֥d hashshּe֛lach yipּo֖lu lo֥ yibetzaֽ'u׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.

וְאִ֤ישׁ אָחִיו֙ לֹ֣א יִדְחָק֔וּן גֶּ֥בֶר בִּמְסִלָּת֖וֹ יֵֽלֵכ֑וּן וּבְעַ֥ד הַשֶּׁ֛לַח יִפֹּ֖לוּ לֹ֥א יִבְצָֽעוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): bּa'i֣yr yashsho֗qּu bּaֽchomah֙ yerutz֔un bּabּatּi֖ym ya'al֑u bּe'a֧d hachalּoni֛ym yabo֖'u kּagּanּaֽb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.

בָּעִ֣יר יָשֹׁ֗קּוּ בַּֽחוֹמָה֙ יְרֻצ֔וּן בַּבָּתִּ֖ים יַעֲל֑וּ בְּעַ֧ד הַחַלּוֹנִ֛ים יָבֹ֖אוּ כַּגַּנָּֽב׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): lepanayv֙ ra֣gezah 'e֔retz ra'ashsh֖u shshama֑yim shshe֤meshsh veyare֨cha֙ qada֔ru vekokabi֖ym 'asep֥u nagehaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:

לְפָנָיו֙ רָ֣גְזָה אֶ֔רֶץ רָעֲשׁ֖וּ שָׁמָ֑יִם שֶׁ֤מֶשׁ וְיָרֵ֨חַ֙ קָדָ֔רוּ וְכוֹכָבִ֖ים אָסְפ֥וּ נָגְהָֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyhva֗h nata֤n qolo֙ lipene֣y cheyl֔o kּi֣y ra֤b me'od֙ machane֔hu kּi֥y 'atz֖um 'oshse֣h debar֑o kּiֽy-gad֧ol yom-yehva֛h venora֥ me'o֖d umi֥y yekiyleֽnּu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And the LORD shall utter His voice before His army: for His camp is very great: for He is strong that executes His word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?

וַֽיהוָ֗ה נָתַ֤ן קוֹלוֹ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י חֵיל֔וֹ כִּ֣י רַ֤ב מְאֹד֙ מַחֲנֵ֔הוּ כִּ֥י עָצ֖וּם עֹשֵׂ֣ה דְבָר֑וֹ כִּֽי־גָד֧וֹל יוֹם־יְהוָ֛ה וְנוֹרָ֥א מְאֹ֖ד וּמִ֥י יְכִילֶֽנּוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vegam-'atּah֙ ne'um-yehva֔h shshu֥bu 'ada֖y bּekal-lebabeke֑m ubetz֥om ubebeki֖y ubemisepּeֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Therefore also now," says the LORD, "turn you even to Me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:"

וְגַם־עַתָּה֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה שֻׁ֥בוּ עָדַ֖י בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶ֑ם וּבְצ֥וֹם וּבְבְכִ֖י וּבְמִסְפֵּֽד׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veqire'֤u lebabekem֙ ve'al-bּigedeyke֔m veshsh֖ubu 'el-yehva֣h 'eloֽheyke֑m kּiֽy-chanּ֤un verachum֙ h֔u 'e֤reke 'apּa֨yim֙ verab-che֔sed venicha֖m 'al-hara'aֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn to the LORD your God: for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repents Him of the evil."

וְקִרְע֤וּ לְבַבְכֶם֙ וְאַל־בִּגְדֵיכֶ֔ם וְשׁ֖וּבוּ אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם כִּֽי־חַנּ֤וּן וְרַחוּם֙ ה֔וּא אֶ֤רֶךְ אַפַּ֨יִם֙ וְרַב־חֶ֔סֶד וְנִחָ֖ם עַל־הָרָעָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): mi֥y yode֖'a yashsh֣ub venicha֑m vehishshe'i֤yr 'aֽcharayv֙ bּeraka֔h minecha֣h vane֔seke layhva֖h 'eloheykeֽm׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)Who knows if He will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind Him; even a meat offering and a drink offering to the LORD your God?

מִ֥י יוֹדֵ֖עַ יָשׁ֣וּב וְנִחָ֑ם וְהִשְׁאִ֤יר אַֽחֲרָיו֙ בְּרָכָ֔ה מִנְחָ֣ה וָנֶ֔סֶךְ לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃פ

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּiqe'֥u shshopa֖r bּetziyּ֑on qadּeshshu-tz֖om qire'֥u 'atzaraֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:

תִּקְע֥וּ שׁוֹפָ֖ר בְּצִיּ֑וֹן קַדְּשׁוּ־צ֖וֹם קִרְא֥וּ עֲצָרָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): isepu-'a֞m qadּeshsh֤u qahal֙ qibetz֣u zeqeni֔ym 'isepu֙ 'ֽolali֔ym veyoneqe֖y shshada֑yim yetze֤ chatan֙ meֽcheder֔o vekalּa֖h mechupּataֽhּ׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

אִסְפוּ־עָ֞ם קַדְּשׁ֤וּ קָהָל֙ קִבְצ֣וּ זְקֵנִ֔ים אִסְפוּ֙ עֽוֹלָלִ֔ים וְיֹנְקֵ֖י שָׁדָ֑יִם יֵצֵ֤א חָתָן֙ מֵֽחֶדְר֔וֹ וְכַלָּ֖ה מֵחֻפָּתָֽהּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): bּe֤yn ha'ulam֙ velamּizebּe֔cha yibekּu֙ hakּo֣hani֔ym meshsharete֖y yehva֑h veֽyo'mer֞u ch֧usah yehva֣h 'al-'amּe֗ka ve'al-tּitּe֨n nachalateka֤ lecherepּah֙ limeshshal-bּa֣m gּoyi֔m la֚mּah yo'mer֣u baֽ'amּi֔ym 'ayּe֖h 'eloheyheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, "Spare Your people, O LORD, and give not Your heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, 'Where is their God?'"

בֵּ֤ין הָאוּלָם֙ וְלַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ יִבְכּוּ֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים מְשָׁרְתֵ֖י יְהוָ֑ה וְֽיֹאמְר֞וּ ח֧וּסָה יְהוָ֣ה עַל־עַמֶּ֗ךָ וְאַל־תִּתֵּ֨ן נַחֲלָתְךָ֤ לְחֶרְפָּה֙ לִמְשָׁל־בָּ֣ם גּוֹיִ֔ם לָ֚מָּה יֹאמְר֣וּ בָֽעַמִּ֔ים אַיֵּ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayeqanּe֥ yehva֖h le'aretz֑o vayּachemo֖l 'al-'amּֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then will the LORD be jealous for His land, and pity His people.

וַיְקַנֵּ֥א יְהוָ֖ה לְאַרְצ֑וֹ וַיַּחְמֹ֖ל עַל־עַמּֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֨'an yehva֜h vayּo֣'mer le'amּ֗o hineni֨y shshole֤cha lakem֙ 'et-hadּagan֙ vehatּiyr֣oshsh vehayּitzeha֔r ushseba'etּe֖m 'ot֑o velo'-'etּe֨n 'eteke֥m '֛od cherepּa֖h bּagּoyiֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Yes, the LORD will answer and say to His people, "Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and you shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen:"

וַיַּ֨עַן יְהוָ֜ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְעַמּ֗וֹ הִנְנִ֨י שֹׁלֵ֤חַ לָכֶם֙ אֶת־הַדָּגָן֙ וְהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁ וְהַיִּצְהָ֔ר וּשְׂבַעְתֶּ֖ם אֹת֑וֹ וְלֹא־אֶתֵּ֨ן אֶתְכֶ֥ם ע֛וֹד חֶרְפָּ֖ה בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veֽ'et-hatzּeponi֞y 'arechi֣yq me'aleyke֗m vehidּachetּiyv֮ 'el-'e֣retz tziyּa֣h ushshemamah֒ 'et-pּana֗yv 'el-hayּam֙ haqּademoni֔y vesop֖o 'el-hayּa֣m ha'aֽchar֑on ve'ala֣h ba'eshsh֗o veta֨'al֙ tzachanat֔o kּi֥y higedּi֖yl la'ashsֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he has done great things."

וְֽאֶת־הַצְּפוֹנִ֞י אַרְחִ֣יק מֵעֲלֵיכֶ֗ם וְהִדַּחְתִּיו֮ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ צִיָּ֣ה וּשְׁמָמָה֒ אֶת־פָּנָ֗יו אֶל־הַיָּם֙ הַקַּדְמֹנִ֔י וְסֹפ֖וֹ אֶל־הַיָּ֣ם הָאַֽחֲר֑וֹן וְעָלָ֣ה בָאְשׁ֗וֹ וְתַ֨עַל֙ צַחֲנָת֔וֹ כִּ֥י הִגְדִּ֖יל לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): al-tּiֽyre'i֖y 'adama֑h gּi֣yliy ushsema֔chiy kּiֽy-higedּi֥yl yehva֖h la'ashsֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things.

אַל־תִּֽירְאִ֖י אֲדָמָ֑ה גִּ֣ילִי וּשְׂמָ֔חִי כִּֽי־הִגְדִּ֥יל יְהוָ֖ה לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): al-tּiֽyre'u֙ bּaham֣ot shsada֔y kּi֥y dashshe'֖u ne'֣ot midebּa֑r kּiֽy-'etz֙ nashsa֣ pirey֔o tּe'ena֥h vage֖pen naten֥u cheylaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Be not afraid, you beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree bears her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.

אַל־תִּֽירְאוּ֙ בַּהֲמ֣וֹת שָׂדַ֔י כִּ֥י דָשְׁא֖וּ נְא֣וֹת מִדְבָּ֑ר כִּֽי־עֵץ֙ נָשָׂ֣א פִרְי֔וֹ תְּאֵנָ֥ה וָגֶ֖פֶן נָתְנ֥וּ חֵילָֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ubene֣y tziyּ֗on gּi֤ylu veshsimechu֙ bּayhva֣h 'eloֽheyke֔m kּiֽy-nata֥n lake֛m 'et-hamּore֖h litzedaqa֑h vayּ֣ored lake֗m gּe֛shshem more֥h umaleq֖oshsh bּari'shshֽon׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for He has given you the former rain moderately, and He will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.

וּבְנֵ֣י צִיּ֗וֹן גִּ֤ילוּ וְשִׂמְחוּ֙ בַּיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם כִּֽי־נָתַ֥ן לָכֶ֛ם אֶת־הַמּוֹרֶ֖ה לִצְדָקָ֑ה וַיּ֣וֹרֶד לָכֶ֗ם גֶּ֛שֶׁם מוֹרֶ֥ה וּמַלְק֖וֹשׁ בָּרִאשֽׁוֹן׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): umale'֥u hagּoran֖ot bּa֑r veheshshi֥yqu hayeqabi֖ym tּiyr֥oshsh veyitzehaֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.

וּמָלְא֥וּ הַגֳּרָנ֖וֹת בָּ֑ר וְהֵשִׁ֥יקוּ הַיְקָבִ֖ים תִּיר֥וֹשׁ וְיִצְהָֽר׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veshshilּametּi֤y lakem֙ 'et-hashshּani֔ym 'ashsher֙ 'aka֣l haֽ'arebּe֔h hayּe֖leq vehechasi֣yl vehagּaza֑m cheyliy֙ hagּad֔ol 'ashshe֥r shshilּa֖chetּiy bּakeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And I will restore to you the years that the locust has eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, My great army which I sent among you.

וְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֤י לָכֶם֙ אֶת־הַשָּׁנִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר֙ אָכַ֣ל הָֽאַרְבֶּ֔ה הַיֶּ֖לֶק וְהֶחָסִ֣יל וְהַגָּזָ֑ם חֵילִי֙ הַגָּד֔וֹל אֲשֶׁ֥ר שִׁלַּ֖חְתִּי בָּכֶֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): va'akaletּe֤m 'akol֙ veshsab֔o'a vehilּaletּe֗m 'et-shshe֤m yehvah֙ 'elo֣heyke֔m 'ashsher-'ashsa֥h 'imּake֖m lehapeli֑y velo'-yebo֥shshu 'amּi֖y le'olaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And you shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that has dealt wondrously with you: and My people shall never be ashamed.

וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤ם אָכוֹל֙ וְשָׂב֔וֹעַ וְהִלַּלְתֶּ֗ם אֶת־שֵׁ֤ם יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה עִמָּכֶ֖ם לְהַפְלִ֑יא וְלֹא־יֵבֹ֥שׁוּ עַמִּ֖י לְעוֹלָֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): viyda'etּe֗m kּi֣y beqe֤reb yishsera'el֙ 'a֔niy va'ani֛y yehva֥h 'eloheyke֖m ve'e֣yn '֑od velo'-yebo֥shshu 'amּi֖y le'olaֽm׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)And you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and My people shall never be ashamed.

וִידַעְתֶּ֗ם כִּ֣י בְקֶ֤רֶב יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אָ֔נִי וַאֲנִ֛י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם וְאֵ֣ין ע֑וֹד וְלֹא־יֵבֹ֥שׁוּ עַמִּ֖י לְעוֹלָֽם׃ס