בַּ֫עַד

be.adabout/through/forHow to read Hebrew

hebrewOld TestamentAdjective105 occurrences25 books82 verses

Definition

from H5704 with prepositional prefix; in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.
Traditional renderings: about, at by (means of), for, over, through, up (-on), within.

In the Greek Old Testament

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

περίperi“about”47%
κατάkata“according to”14%
διάdia“through/because of”12%
ὑπέρhuper“above/for”12%
ἐκτόςektos“outside/except”5%
ἔξωθενexōthen“outside”4%
εἰςeis“toward”1%
ἐνen“in/on/among”1%

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

105 total

Joel 2:8וּבְעַ֥ד
They do not jostle one another; each proceeds in his path. They burst through the defenses, never breaking ranks.
Joel 2:9בְּעַ֧ד · through
They storm the city; they run along the wall; they climb into houses, entering through windows like thieves.
Amos 9:10בַּעֲדֵ֖ינוּ · us
All the sinners among My people will die by the sword—all those who say, ‘Disaster will never draw near or confront us.’”
Jonah 2:6בַעֲדִ֖י · beneath me
To the roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me barred me in forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O LORD my God!
Zechariah 12:8בְּעַד֙
On that day the LORD will defend the people of Jerusalem, so that the weakest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD going before them.