Perpetuity
עַדStrong’s H5703ad
Appears in 46 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Ad is the Hebrew word usually translated “ever”, “perpetuity” and “until”. It appears in 46 verses of the Old Testament.
“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.”
Meaning
- Perpetuity, for ever, continuing futureancient (of past time) · for ever (of future time) · for ever (of God's existence)
How it's translated
- for ever 21
- and ever 15
- perpetuity 6
- until 4
- antiquity 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 29
- Isaiah 6
- Job 2
- Proverbs 2
- Micah 2
- Exodus 1
10 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Exodus 15:18The LORD shall reign for ever and ever.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9And 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 understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
- Job 19:24That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!
- Job 20:4Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,
- Psalms 9:5Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.
- Psalms 9:18For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
All 46 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
עַד ad · perpetuity
1) perpetuity, for ever, continuing future 1a) ancient (of past time) 1b) for ever (of future time) 1b1) of continuous existence 1c) for ever (of God's existence)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “perpetuity” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PERPETU'ITY, noun
[Latin perpetuitas.]
Endless duration; continuance to eternity.
- Continued uninterrupted existence, or duration for an indefinite period of time; as the perpetuity of laws and institutions; the perpetuity of fame.
- Something of which there will be no end.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.