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Strong's #1157 - בַּעַד
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- behind, through, round about, on behalf of, away from, about
- through (of action)
- behind (with verbs of shutting)
- about (with verbs of fencing)
- on behalf of (metaphorically especially with Hithpael)
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1349) do (אהד AhD) AC: Repeat CO: ? AB: Witness: The pictograph o is a picture of the eye, the d is a picture of the door. Combined these mean "see the door". As coming to a tent a tent of meeting and entering in. A place, time or event that is repeated again and again.
A) do (אהד AhD) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Witness: An event or persons testimony recounting another event or person.
Nf) do (אהד AhD) - I. Witness: II. Again:A repetition of time either definite or indefinite. [Hebrew and Aramaic] III. Until:A determinate period of time. KJV (269): witness, ever, everlasting, end, evermore, old, perpetually, by, as, when, how, yet, till, until, unto, for, to, but, on, within, filthy - Strongs: H1157 (בַּעַד), H5703 (עַד), H5704 (עַד), H5705 (עַד), H5707 (עֵד), H5708 (עִדָּה)
Nf1) edo (אהדה AhDH) - I. Company:A group with a common testimony. II. Witness:KJV (175): congregation, company, assembly, multitude, people, swarm, testimony, witness - Strongs: H5712 (עֵדָה), H5713 (עֵדָה)
Nf3) tfdo (אהדות AhDWT) - Witness: KJV (59): testimony, witness - Strongs: H5715 (עֵדוּת)
fm) ido (אהדי AhDY) - Trappings: Articles of dress or adornment that often witness to a persons position or rank. KJV (13): ornament, mouth - Strongs: H5716 (עֲדִי)
H) edo (אהדה AhDH) AC: Adorn CO: Trappings AB: ?: An adornment for testifying to ones position, rank or authority.
V) edo (אהדה AhDH) - I. Adorn:To put on trappings which usually identify position or rank. II. Remove:[Unknown connection to root; Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (19): (vf: Paal, Hiphil) deck, adorn, take, pass, depart, alter, took, pass, remove - Strongs: H5709 (עֲדָה), H5710 (עָדָה)
J) dfo (אהוד AhWD) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Witness: The repeating of an account.
V) dfo (אהוד AhWD) - Witness: KJV (45): (vf: Paal, Hiphil, Hophal, Piel) testify, protest, witness, record, charge, take, admonish - Strongs: H5749 (עוּד)
Nm) dfo (אהוד AhWD) - Again: A repeating of something. [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (31): again, more, while, longer, else, since, yet, still - Strongs: H5750 (עֹד), H5751 (עוֹד)
if1) edfot (תאהודה TAhWDH) - Witness: KJV (3): testimony - Strongs: H8584 (תְּעוּדָה)
L) doi (יאהד YAhD) AC: Meet CO: Appointment AB: ?: An appointed place, time or event that is repeated such as the monthly and yearly feasts.
V) doi (יאהד YAhD) - Meet: A coming together as two or an assembly. KJV (1): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil, Hophal) meet, together, assemble, appoint, set, time, betroth, agree, gather - Strongs: H3259 (יָעַד)
am) dofm (מואהד MWAhD) - I. Appointment:A time that is repeated time after time. II. Company:A group that meet at specific times. KJV (224): congregation, feast, season, appointed, time, assembly, solemnity, solemn, days, sign, synagogue - Strongs: H4150 (מוֹעָדָה), H4151 (מוֹעָד)
af1) edofm (מואהדה MWAhDH) - Appointed: A place appointed for as a witness. KJV (1): appointed - Strongs: H4152 (מוּעָדָה)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
preposition away from, behind, about, on behalf of (Arabic , of time, after) — absolute Song of Solomon 4:1,3; Song of Solomon 6:7, elsewhere construct בְּעַד, with suffix בַּעֲדִי Exodus 8:24 +, בַּעֲדֵנִי Psalm 139:11; בַּעַדְךָ Genesis 20:7 +; בַּעֲדוֺ etc.; 1 plural בַּעֲדֵנוּ, Amos 9:10 בַּעֲדֵינוּ; בַּעַדְכֶם 1 Samuel 7:5 +; בַּעֲדָם Leviticus 9:7 +; —
1 literal
a. with verbs of falling, letting down, leaning forward so as to look out, through (literally away from) a window, etc.: Joshua 2:15 and she let him down by a cord בְּעַד הַחַלּוֺן away from the window, i.e. out through it, 1 Samuel 19:12; 2 Samuel 20:21; 2 Kings 1:2 and A. fell בְּעַד הַשְּׂבָּכָה out through the lattice; Genesis 26:8; Judges 5:28 out through the window נִשְׁקְפָה she looked forth (literally leant forward), 2 Samuel 6:26 +; pregnantly Job 22:13 will he judge בְּעַד עֲרָפֶל (looking) out through the thick clouds ? Conversely Joel 2:9 in through the windows they come (the locusts) as a thief.
b. idiomatic with verbs of shutting, especially סָגַר בְּעַד to shut behind or upon — whether oneself, Judges 9:51 and they entered the tower וַיִּסְגְּרוּבַּעֲדָם and shut (the doors) upon themselves (that Isaiah , from the inside), 2 Kings 4:4,5,33; Isaiah 26:20; or another, Genesis 7:16 בַּעֲדוֺ׳וַיִּסְגֹּר י and ׳י shut behind or upon him (that Isaiah , from the outside), i.e. shut him in, Judges 3:23 (the suffix in בַּעֲדוֺ referrring to Eglon), 2 Kings 4:21 (but N.B. persons leaving a room shut the door אַחֲרֵי themselves Genesis 19:6; 2 Samuel 13:17,18): see also Judges 3:22; 1 Samuel 1:6 בְּעַד רַחְמָהּ׳סָגַּר י (compare Genesis 20:18 עָצַרבְּעַד רֶחֶם), Job 9:7 חָתַם בְּעַד to seal up, Job 1:10; Job 3:23 שׂוּךְ (הֵסֵךְ) בְּעַד to make a hedge about, Lamentations 3:7 גָּדַר בְּעַד to fence about. Somewhat peculiarly Lamentations 9:10 (who say,) Evil will not draw near, or come in front בַּעֲדֵינוּ so as to be about us (but Gr עָדֵינוּ unto us), Joel 2:8 (of the locusts) בְּעַדהַשֶּׁלַח יִמֹּ֑לוּ (probably) in among the weapons they throw themselves (i.e. they pass about and between them without being injured or having their course impeded), 1 Samuel 4:18 and Eli fell backward בְּעַד יַד הַשַּׁעַר, i.e. (si vera 1.) about the side of the gate: but text dubious; see Dr. Without a verb Jonah 2:7 the earth, בְּרִיחֶיהָ בַעֲדִי her bars were upon me (or about me) for ever, Psalm 139:11 night shall be the light about me, Psalm 3:4 thou מָגֵּן בַּעֲדִי art a shield about me. Hence
c. after a verb of protecting, Zechariah 12:8 in that day בְּעַד יושׁב׳יָגֵןי ירושׁלם will ׳י give protection about, etc.
2 metaph. on behalf of (ὑπέρ); very frequently after הִתְמַּלֵּל Genesis 20:7; Numbers 21:7; 1 Samuel 7:5; Psalm 72:15 +; also with other verbs of entreating Exodus 8:24; 1 Samuel 7:9, or consulting (דָּרַשׁ) Isaiah 8:19; 2 Kings 22:13; Jeremiah 21:2; with כִּמֶּר atone Exodus 32:30; Leviticus 9:7; Leviticus 11:6,11 +, עָשָׂה (= offer) Ezekiel 45:22: see also 2 Samuel 10:12; 2 Samuel 12:16; Isaiah 37:4; Jeremiah 7:16; Jeremiah 11:4; Ezekiel 22:30; Proverbs 20:16; Proverbs 27:13; Psalm 138:8; Job 2:4 עוֺר בְּעַד עוֺר (see עוֺר), Job 6:22. Almost = for the sake of, an account of Proverbs 6:26; Jeremiah 11:14 (but ᵐ5. ᵑ6ᵑ9 ᵑ7 and many MSS. בְּעֵת רָעָתָם, compare Jeremiah 11:12; Jeremiah 15:11). Isaiah 32:14 hill and watch-tower הָיָה בְעַד מְעָרוֺת are come to be on behalf of (i.e. take the place of, serve as) caves for ever: but use is singular, and בְּעַד is probably only dittograph from מער in מערות (so Gr). — With מִן, ׳מִבַּעַד לְ (compare ׳מִמַּעַל לְ, ׳מִתַּחַת לְ): Song of Solomon 4:1,3; Song of Solomon 6:7 thine eyes are doves מִבַּעַד לְצַמָּתֵךְ from behind thy veil. compare on בַּעַד Grätz Monatsschrift, 1879,49 ff.