Strong's Hebrew · H5703

עַד

ʻad · ad

eternity, ever(-lasting, -more), old, perpetually, [phrase] world without end.

Definition

properly, a (peremptory) terminus, i.e. (by implication) duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or without a preposition)

Derivation

from H5710 (עָדָה);

Appears 48 times in Scripture

Psalms 37:29

The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.

Psalms 10:16

The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.

Exodus 15:18

The LORD will reign forever and ever!”

Job 19:24

by an iron stylus on lead, or chiseled in stone forever.

Psalms 52:8

But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.

Psalms 48:14

For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.

Psalms 104:5

He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.

Habakkuk 3:6

He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting.

Job 20:4

Do you not know that from antiquity, since man was placed on the earth,

1 Chronicles 28:9

As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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