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Hebrew
Preposition
בְּעַד • (be'ád)
- for, in favor of, supporting
- for the sake of
- 1920, last words of Joseph Trumpeldor:
טוֹב לָמוּת בְּעַד אַרְצֵנוּ.- tóv lamút b'ád 'artsénu.
- It is good to die for our country.
- (literary) through, via
Tanach, Judges 5:28, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:בְּעַד הַחַלּוֹן נִשְׁקְפָה, וַתְּיַבֵּב אֵם סִיסְרָא בְּעַד הָאֶשְׁנָב;- bə'ád haḥallón nišqəfá, vattəyabbév em sisrá bə'ád haešnáv;
- Through the window she looked forth, and peered, The mother of Sisera, through the lattice;
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