Biblical Hebrew H5703 noun masculine 49 occurrences

עַד

Transliteration: ad (ʿaḏ)

Pronunciation: /ad/

“perpetuity, eternity, forever”

Continuous duration, perpetual time, eternity; used of the eternal dwelling of God ('inhabits eternity', Isaiah 57:15) and Messiah's throne.

Lexical & Etymological Analysis

From עָדָה (H5710) to pass on.

everevermoreeternity

Cross-Testament Bridge

How this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.

LXX conceptual translation: עַד (perpetuity, eternity, forever) -> αἰών (a space of time, an age, eternity, forever)

Direct Cross-Language Equivalents:

G0165 αἰών (aion — “a space of time, an age, eternity, forever”)

Foundational passages where עַד (ad) carries significant theological or narrative weight.