עַד ad
Hebrew word for “perpetuity” · Strong’s H5703 · used 48 times in 46 verses
Meaning
1) perpetuity, for ever, continuing future;
How it is translated
Glosses given for ad in context, with how often each is used:
- ever 36
- perpetuity 6
- until 4
- antiquity 2
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psalms | 31 | 1.6 | |
| Isaiah | 6 | 0.4 | |
| Job | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Proverbs | 2 | 0.3 | |
| Micah | 2 | 1.4 | |
| Exodus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Chronicles | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Daniel | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Amos | 1 | 0.5 | |
| Habakkuk | 1 | 1.5 |
Chapters where it is used most
Psalms 111 (3), Psalms 145 (3), Psalms 9 (2), Psalms 21 (2), Psalms 45 (2), Psalms 112 (2), Psalms 132 (2), Exodus 15 (1), 1 Chronicles 28 (1), Job 19 (1)
Forms
- לעד 21
- ועד 15
- עד 8
- עדי 4
Words used with it
Words that share verses with ad more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- עוֹלָם olam “forever” 21
- שֵׁם shem “name” 8
- עָמַד amad “to stand” 7
- עַד ad “till” 8
- כִּסֵּא kisse “throne” 4
- אֱמֶת emet “truth” 4
- אָבַד avad “to perish” 4
- תְּהִלָּה tehillah “praise” 3
- חָפֵץ chaphets “delighting” 2
- צְדָקָה tsedaqah “righteousness” 3
- רוּם rum “to exalt” 3
- בָּרַךְ barakh “to bless” 3
Key verses
The verses using ad that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- 1 Chronicles 28:9 — And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and…
- Psalms 19:9 — The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
- Psalms 45:6 — Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
- Psalms 111:10 — The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his praise endureth for ever.
- Psalms 112:9 — He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
- Psalms 145:1 — [David’s Psalm of praise.] I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
- Isaiah 45:17 — But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.
- Isaiah 57:15 — For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and…
- Daniel 12:3 — And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
- Amos 1:11 — Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the…
- Micah 7:18 — Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever,…
- Habakkuk 3:6 — He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways…
See all 46 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.