עַד

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hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine48 occurrences10 books46 verses

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.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders עַד:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

48 total
  1. Exodus 15:18וָעֶֽד׃ · and ever
    The LORD will reign forever and ever!”
  2. 1 Chronicles 28:9לָעַֽד׃ · forever
    As 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.
  3. Job 19:24לָ֝עַ֗ד · forever
    …by an iron stylus on lead, or chiseled in stone forever.
  4. Job 20:4עַ֑ד · antiquity
    Do you not know that from antiquity, since man was placed on the earth,
  5. Psalm 9:5וָעֶֽד׃ · and ever
    You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.
  6. Psalm 9:18לָעַֽד׃ · forever
    For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.
  7. Psalm 10:16וָעֶ֑ד · and ever
    The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.
  8. Psalm 19:9לָ֫עַ֥ד
    The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, being altogether righteous.
  9. Psalm 21:4וָעֶֽד׃ · and ever
    He asked You for life, and You granted it—length of days, forever and ever.
  10. Psalm 21:6לָעַ֑ד
    For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.
  11. Psalm 22:26לָעַֽד׃ · forever
    The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!
  12. Psalm 37:29לָעַ֣ד · forever
    The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
  13. Psalm 45:6וָעֶ֑ד · and ever
    Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
  14. Psalm 45:17וָעֶֽד׃ · and ever
    I will commemorate your name through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever.
  15. Psalm 48:14וָעֶ֑ד · and ever
    For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.
  16. Psalm 52:8וָעֶֽד׃ · and ever
    But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.
  17. Psalm 61:8לָעַ֑ד · I will ever
    Then I will ever sing praise to Your name and fulfill my vows day by day.
  18. Psalm 83:17עֲדֵי־
    May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.
  19. Psalm 89:29לָעַ֣ד
    I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.
  20. Psalm 92:7עֲדֵי־ · forever
    …that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.
  21. Psalm 104:5וָעֶֽד׃
    He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
  22. Psalm 111:3לָעַֽד׃ · forever
    Splendid and majestic is His work; His righteousness endures forever.
  23. Psalm 111:8לָעַ֣ד · forever
    They are upheld forever and ever, enacted in truth and uprightness.
  24. Psalm 111:10לָעַֽד׃ · forever
    The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!
  25. Psalm 112:3לָעַֽד׃ · forever
    Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
  26. Psalm 112:9לָעַ֑ד · forever
    He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
  27. Psalm 119:44וָעֶֽד׃ · and ever
    I will always obey Your law, forever and ever.
  28. Psalm 132:12עֲדֵי־ · forever; עַ֑ד · and ever
    If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.”
  29. 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.
  30. Psalm 145:1וָעֶֽד׃ · and ever
    A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.
  31. Psalm 145:2וָעֶֽד׃ · and ever
    Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever.
  32. Psalm 145:21וָעֶֽד׃ · and ever
    My mouth will declare the praise of the LORD; let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever.
  33. Psalm 148:6לָעַ֣ד · forever
    He established them forever and ever; He issued a decree that will never pass away.
  34. Proverbs 12:19לָעַ֑ד
    Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
  35. Proverbs 29:14לָעַ֥ד · forever
    A king who judges the poor with fairness—his throne will be established forever.
  36. Isaiah 26:4עַ֑ד
    Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
  37. Isaiah 30:8לָעַ֖ד · a witness
    Go 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.
  38. Isaiah 45:17עַֽד׃פ · everlasting
    But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting.
  39. Isaiah 57:15עַד֙ · eternity
    For 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.
  40. Isaiah 64:9לָעַ֖ד · forever
    Do not be angry, O LORD, beyond measure; do not remember our iniquity forever. Oh, look upon us, we pray; we are all Your people!
  41. Isaiah 65:18עַ֔ד · forever
    But 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.
  42. Daniel 12:3וָעֶֽד׃פ · and ever
    Then 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.
  43. Amos 1:11לָעַד֙ · continually
    This 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.
  44. Micah 4:5וָעֶֽד׃פ · and ever
    Though 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.
  45. Micah 7:18לָעַד֙ · forever
    Who 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?
  46. Habakkuk 3:6עַ֔ד · the ancient
    He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting.