Definition
from H5710; properly, a (peremptory) terminus, i.e. (by implication) duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or without a preposition)
Traditional renderings: eternity, ever(-lasting, -more), old, perpetually, world without end.
Traditional renderings: eternity, ever(-lasting, -more), old, perpetually, world without end.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders עַד:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
48 total
- Exodus 15:18וָעֶֽד׃ · and everThe LORD will reign forever and ever!”
- 1 Chronicles 28:9לָעַֽד׃ · foreverAs for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
- Job 19:24לָ֝עַ֗ד · forever…by an iron stylus on lead, or chiseled in stone forever.
- Job 20:4עַ֑ד · antiquityDo you not know that from antiquity, since man was placed on the earth,
- Psalm 9:5וָעֶֽד׃ · and everYou have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.
- Psalm 9:18לָעַֽד׃ · foreverFor the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.
- Psalm 10:16וָעֶ֑ד · and everThe LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.
- Psalm 19:9לָ֫עַ֥דThe fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, being altogether righteous.
- Psalm 21:4וָעֶֽד׃ · and everHe asked You for life, and You granted it—length of days, forever and ever.
- Psalm 21:6לָעַ֑דFor You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.
- Psalm 22:26לָעַֽד׃ · foreverThe poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!
- Psalm 37:29לָעַ֣ד · foreverThe righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
- Psalm 45:6וָעֶ֑ד · and everYour throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
- Psalm 45:17וָעֶֽד׃ · and everI will commemorate your name through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever.
- Psalm 48:14וָעֶ֑ד · and everFor this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.
- Psalm 52:8וָעֶֽד׃ · and everBut I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.
- Psalm 61:8לָעַ֑ד · I will everThen I will ever sing praise to Your name and fulfill my vows day by day.
- Psalm 83:17עֲדֵי־May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.
- Psalm 89:29לָעַ֣דI will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.
- Psalm 92:7עֲדֵי־ · forever…that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.
- Psalm 104:5וָעֶֽד׃He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
- Psalm 111:3לָעַֽד׃ · foreverSplendid and majestic is His work; His righteousness endures forever.
- Psalm 111:8לָעַ֣ד · foreverThey are upheld forever and ever, enacted in truth and uprightness.
- Psalm 111:10לָעַֽד׃ · foreverThe fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!
- Psalm 112:3לָעַֽד׃ · foreverWealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
- Psalm 112:9לָעַ֑ד · foreverHe has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
- Psalm 119:44וָעֶֽד׃ · and everI will always obey Your law, forever and ever.
- Psalm 132:12עֲדֵי־ · forever; עַ֑ד · and everIf your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.”
- Psalm 132:14עֲדֵי־ · forever; עַ֑ד · and ever“This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.
- Psalm 145:1וָעֶֽד׃ · and everA Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.
- Psalm 145:2וָעֶֽד׃ · and everEvery day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever.
- Psalm 145:21וָעֶֽד׃ · and everMy mouth will declare the praise of the LORD; let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever.
- Psalm 148:6לָעַ֣ד · foreverHe established them forever and ever; He issued a decree that will never pass away.
- Proverbs 12:19לָעַ֑דTruthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
- Proverbs 29:14לָעַ֥ד · foreverA king who judges the poor with fairness—his throne will be established forever.
- Isaiah 26:4עַ֑דTrust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
- Isaiah 30:8לָעַ֖ד · a witnessGo now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever.
- Isaiah 45:17עַֽד׃פ · everlastingBut Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting.
- Isaiah 57:15עַד֙ · eternityFor thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
- Isaiah 64:9לָעַ֖ד · foreverDo not be angry, O LORD, beyond measure; do not remember our iniquity forever. Oh, look upon us, we pray; we are all Your people!
- Isaiah 65:18עַ֔ד · foreverBut be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight.
- Daniel 12:3וָעֶֽד׃פ · and everThen the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.
- Amos 1:11לָעַד֙ · continuallyThis is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly.
- Micah 4:5וָעֶֽד׃פ · and everThough all the nations may walk in the name of their gods, yet we will walk in the name of the LORD our God forever and ever.
- Micah 7:18לָעַד֙ · foreverWho is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
- Habakkuk 3:6עַ֔ד · the ancientHe stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting.