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Lexicon :: Strong's H5703 - ʿaḏ

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עַד
Transliteration
ʿaḏ
Pronunciation
ad
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1565a

Strong’s Definitions

עַד ʻad, ad; 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):—eternity, ever(-lasting, -more), old, perpetually, world without end.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 49x

The KJV translates Strong's H5703 in the following manner: ever (41x), everlasting (2x), end (1x), eternity (1x), ever (with H5769) (1x), evermore (1x), old (1x), perpetually (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 49x
The KJV translates Strong's H5703 in the following manner: ever (41x), everlasting (2x), end (1x), eternity (1x), ever (with H5769) (1x), evermore (1x), old (1x), perpetually (1x).

  1. perpetuity, for ever, continuing future

    1. ancient (of past time)

    2. for ever (of future time)

      1. of continuous existence

    3. for ever (of God's existence)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עַד ʻad, ad; 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):—eternity, ever(-lasting, -more), old, perpetually, world without end.
STRONGS H5703: Abbreviations
† I. עַד and וָעֶ֑ד (so always) noun masculine perpetuity (= advancing time, compare Assyrian adû, time at the present times); —
1. of past time: מִנִּי עַר Job 20:4; הררי עד Habakkuk 3:6 ancient mountains (compare עולם 1). **so Genesis 49:26 (read הַרְרֵי עַד for הוֺרַ֔י עַד).
2. of future time, לָעַד (usually לָעַ֑ד) for ever:
a. during lifetime, of king Psalm 21:7; Proverbs 29:14; of others Psalm 9:19; Psalm 22:27; Psalm 61:9; Proverbs 12:19.
b. of things, לָעַד בַּצּוּר יֵחָֽצֵב֑וּן Job 19:24.
c. of continuous existence, of nations, גְּבֶרֶת עַד (of Babylon, compare עולם 2c) Isaiah 47:7 (yet see III. עַד II 3); anger, לעד Amos 1:11; elsewhere עֲדֵי עַד Psalm 83:18; Psalm 92:8; Isaiah 26:4; Isaiah 65:18.
d. of divine existence, שֹׁכֵן עַד Isaiah 57:15; attributes, לָעַד Psalm 111:3; Psalm 111:10; Psalm 112:3; Psalm 112:9; residence in Zion, עֲדֵי עַד Psalm 132:14; law of God לָעַד Psalm 19:10; promise as to dynasty of David, לָעד Psalm 89:30; עֲדֵי עַד Psalm 132:12; inheritance of land, לָעַד Psalm 37:29; continuous relations between God and his people 1 Chronicles 28:9; Isaiah 64:8; Micah 7:18 לעד.
e. phrases (see עולם 2m): (לְ)וְֺלָם וָעֶ֑ד Psalm 9:6; Psalm 10:16; Psalm 21:5; Psalm 45:7; Psalm 45:18; Psalm 48:15; Psalm 52:10; Psalm 104:5; Psalm 119:44; Psalm 145:1; Psalm 145:2; Psalm 145:21; Exodus 15:18; Micah 4:5; Daniel 12:3; לָעַד לְעוֺלָם Psalm 111:8; Psalm 148:6; עַדעֿוֺלְמֵי עַד Isaiah 45:17. — Isaiah 30:8 read (עַדעֿוֺלָם) לְעֵד for a witness Syriac Version Vulgate Targum Ges Ew Di Che Du) for MT לָעַד.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

49:26

Exodus

15:18

1 Chronicles

28:9

Job

19:24; 20:4

Psalms

9:6; 9:19; 10:16; 19:10; 21:5; 21:7; 22:27; 37:29; 45:7; 83:18; 89:30; 92:8; 104:5; 111:3; 111:8; 111:10; 112:3; 112:9; 119:44; 132:12; 132:14; 145:1; 145:2; 145:21; 148:6

Proverbs

12:19; 29:14

Isaiah

26:4; 30:8; 45:17; 47:7; 57:15; 64:8; 65:18

Daniel

12:3

Amos

1:11

Micah

4:5; 7:18

Habakkuk

3:6

H5703

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5703 matches the Hebrew עַד (ʿaḏ),
which occurs 51 times in 49 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:18 - “The LORD reigns for ever and ever.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:20 - Then Balaam saw Amalek and spoke his message: “Amalek was first among the nations, but their end will be utter destruction.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:24 - Ships will come from the shores of Cyprus; they will subdue Ashur and Eber, but they too will come to ruin.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:28 - Later, when David heard about this, he said, “I and my kingdom are forever innocent before the LORD concerning the blood of Abner son of Ner.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:9 - “And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:24 - that they were inscribed with an iron tool on[fn] lead, or engraved in rock forever!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:4 - “Surely you know how it has been from of old, ever since mankind[fn] was placed on the earth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:5 - You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name for ever and ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:18 - But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:16 - The LORD is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from his land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:9 - The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the LORD are firm, and all of them are righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 21:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:4 - He asked you for life, and you gave it to him— length of days, for ever and ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:6 - Surely you have granted him unending blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:26 - The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise him— may your hearts live forever!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:29 - The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:6 - Your throne, O God,[fn] will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:17 - I will perpetuate your memory through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you for ever and ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:14 - For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:8 - But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 61:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 61:8 - Then I will ever sing in praise of your name and fulfill my vows day after day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 83:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:17 - May they ever be ashamed and dismayed; may they perish in disgrace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:29 - I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:7 - that though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:5 - He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 111:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:3 - Glorious and majestic are his deeds, and his righteousness endures forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 111:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:8 - They are established for ever and ever, enacted in faithfulness and uprightness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 111:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:10 - The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:3 - Wealth and riches are in their houses, and their righteousness endures forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:9 - They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor, their righteousness endures forever; their horn[fn] will be lifted high in honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:44

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:44 - I will always obey your law, for ever and ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 132:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:12 - If your sons keep my covenant and the statutes I teach them, then their sons will sit on your throne for ever and ever.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 132:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:14 - “This is my resting place for ever and ever; here I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 145:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:1 - [fn]A psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 145:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:2 - Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 145:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:21 - My mouth will speak in praise of the LORD. Let every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 148:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:6 - and he established them for ever and ever— he issued a decree that will never pass away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:19 - Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:14 - If a king judges the poor with fairness, his throne will be established forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:6 - For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:4 - Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:17 - But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will never be put to shame or disgraced, to ages everlasting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:15 - For this is what the high and exalted One says— he who lives forever, whose name is holy: “I live in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 64:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:9 - Do not be angry beyond measure, LORD; do not remember our sins forever. Oh, look on us, we pray, for we are all your people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:18 - But be glad and rejoice forever in what I will create, for I will create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people a joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:3 - Those who are wise[fn] will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:11 - This is what the LORD says: “For three sins of Edom, even for four, I will not relent. Because he pursued his brother with a sword and slaughtered the women of the land, because his anger raged continually and his fury flamed unchecked,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 4:5 - All the nations may walk in the name of their gods, but we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:18 - Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:6 - He stood, and shook the earth; he looked, and made the nations tremble. The ancient mountains crumbled and the age-old hills collapsed— but he marches on forever.
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