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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
Hab 3:6
ancient mountains (compare עולם
1.).
so
Gen 49:26 (read הַרְרֵי עַד for הוֺרַ֔י עַד).
2. of future time, לָעַד (usually לָעַ֑ד)
for ever:
a. during lifetime, of king Ps 21:7; Prov 29:14 of others Ps 9:19; Ps 22:27; Ps 61:9; Prov 12:19.
b. of things, לָעַד בַּצּוּר
יֵחָֽצֵב֑וּן
Job 19:24.
c.
of continuous existence, of nations, גְּבֶרֶת עַד (of Babylon, compare
עולם
2c) Isa
47:7
(yet see III.
עַד
II 3); anger, לעד
Amos 1:11
elsewhere עֲדֵי עַד
Ps 83:18
;
Ps 92:8;
Isa 26:4;
Isa 65:18
.
d. of divine existence, שֹׁכֵן עַד
Isa 57:15
attributes, לָעַד
Ps 111:3
;
Ps 111:10
; Ps
112:3
; Ps
112:9
residence in Zion, עֲדֵי עַד
Ps 132:14
law of God לָעַד
Ps 19:10
promise as to dynasty of David, לָעד
Ps 89:30
עֲדֵי עַד
Ps 132:12
inheritance of land, לָעַד
Ps 37:29
continuous relations between God and his people 1Chr 28:9; Isa 64:8; Mic 7:18
לעד.
e. phrases (see עולם
2.m.): (לְ)וְֺלָם וָעֶ֑ד
Ps 9:6;
Ps
10:16
;
Ps
21:5;
Ps 45:7; Ps 45:18; Ps 48:15; Ps
52:10; Ps 104:5; Ps
119:44; Ps 145:1; Ps 145:2; Ps 145:21; Exod
15:18; Mic
4:5;
Dan 12:3
לָעַד לְעוֺלָם
Ps
111:8
;
Ps 148:6
עַדעֿוֺלְמֵי עַד
Isa
45:17. — Isa 30:8 read (עַדעֿוֺלָם) לְעֵד
for a witness
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ᵑ9
ᵑ7
Ges
Ew
Di
Che
Du) for
ᵑ0
לָעַד.