עָלַם (ʿālam) is
an Aramaic noun
meaning perpetuity. It appears
20 times
in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H5957).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2912)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2912)perpetuity, antiquity; remote time, future, past, forever; for ever, old
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
עָלַםnoun, masculine: perpetuity, antiquity
Strong's H5957עָלַם: remote time, i.e. the future or past indefinitely; often adverb, forever KJV:for (n-)ever (lasting), old.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.