בעד

Hebrew

Root
ב־ע־ד (b-ʿ-d)
1 term

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בְּעַד • (b'ád)

  1. for, in favor of, supporting
    • Tanach, Deuteronomy 9:20, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וָאֶתְפַּלֵּל גַּם־בְּעַד אַהֲרֹן בָּעֵת הַהִוא.
      va'etpalél gam-b'ád aharón ba'ét hahí.
      and I prayed for Aaron also the same time.
    • 1920, last words of Joseph Trumpeldor:
      טוֹב לָמוּת בְּעַד אַרְצֵנוּ.
      tóv lamút b'ád artsénu.
      It is good to die for our country.
  2. for, in exchange
  3. (literary) through, via
    • Tanach, Judges 5:28, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      בְּעַד הַחַלּוֹן נִשְׁקְפָה, וַתְּיַבֵּב אֵם סִיסְרָא בְּעַד הָאֶשְׁנָב;
      b'ád hakhalón nishk'fá, vat'yabév em sisrá b'ád ha'eshnáv;
      Through the window she looked forth, and peered, The mother of Sisera, through the lattice;

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