בעד

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

Antonyms

• נֶגֶד (néged)

Derived terms

• אֵין בְּעַד מָה ('éin be'ád má)

See also

• בִּשְׁבִיל (bishvíl)
• לְמַעַן (l'má'an)

References

• H1157 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “בעד” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language