בעד

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Hebrew

Root
ב־ע־ד (b-ʿ-d)

Preposition

בְּעַד (be'ád)

  1. for, in favor of, supporting
  2. 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.
  3. (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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