Olam
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Olam is a Hebrew
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...

 word which means "world" and may refer to:

Businesses:
  • Olam International
    Olam International
    Olam International Limited is a leading global integrated supply chain manager and processor of agricultural products and food ingredients, sourcing 20 products with a direct presence in 65 countries and supplying them to over 11,000 customers....

    , a multinational business based in Singapore which supplies commodity products to food packaging industries.

Media:
  • HaOlam HaZeh
    Haolam Hazeh
    HaOlam HaZeh was a weekly news magazine published in Israel until 1993.The magazine was founded in 1937 under the name Tesha BaErev but was renamed HaOlam HaZeh in 1946...

     - a now dufunct weekly Israeli newspaper


Jewish phrases:
  • Adon Olam - meaning "Master of the World," one of the names of God in Judaism.
  • Tikkun olam
    Tikkun olam
    Tikkun olam is a Hebrew phrase that means "repairing the world." In Judaism, the concept of tikkun olam originated in the early rabbinic period...

     (Hebrew: תיקון עולם‎) is a Hebrew
    Hebrew language
    Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...

     phrase that means, 'repairing,' 'healing,' or 'perfecting' 'the world.'
  • Olam Haba - the world to come (Jewish afterlife)
  • Olam HaZeh - (Hebrew: עולם הזה) Hebrew for "this world"


Canaanite religion:
  • Olam is a title of the god El in Canaanite religion
    Canaanite religion
    Canaanite religion is the name for the group of Ancient Semitic religions practiced by the Canaanites living in the ancient Levant from at least the early Bronze Age through the first centuries of the Common Era....

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