Quick Definition
about/through/for
Strong's Definition
in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.
Derivation: from H5704 (עַד) with prepositional prefix;
KJV Usage: about, at by (means of), for, over, through, up (-on), within.
TWOT Reference: 258a
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) behind, through, round about, on behalf of, away from, about
1a) through (of action)
1b) behind (with verbs of shutting)
1c) about (with verbs of fencing)
1d) on behalf of (metaph. especially with Hithpael)
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) behind, through, round about, on behalf of, away from, about
1a) through (of action)
1b) behind (with verbs of shutting)
1c) about (with verbs of fencing)
1d) on behalf of (metaph. especially with Hithpael)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
בְּעַד
be‛ad
BDB Definition:
1) behind, through, round about, on behalf of, away from, about
1a) through (of action)
1b) behind (with verbs of shutting)
1c) about (with verbs of fencing)
1d) on behalf of (metaphorically especially with Hithpael)
Part of Speech: preposition
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H5704 with prepositional prefix
Same Word by TWOT Number: 258a
Total KJV Occurrences: 25