Psalm 19:9:5Ps.19.9.W5TABWLC Psalms 19:10
לָעַ֥ד
laad
“forever”
- Transliteration
- la-AD
- Extended
- laa-AHD
- IPA
- /laːˈʕad/
Meaning by language
- English
- forever
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-AD
- phraseyour reading level
o-ME-det la-AD mish-pe-TEI-ye-ho-VAH e-MET
- clause
o-ME-det la-AD mish-pe-TEI-ye-ho-VAH e-MET TSA-de-ku yakh-DAV
- sentence
yir-AT ye-ho-VAH te-ho-RA o-ME-det la-AD mish-pe-TEI-ye-ho-VAH e-MET TSA-de-ku yakh-DAV
Exegesis
The noun tehorah {טְהוֹרָה | təhōrāh} ‘purity’ in absolute form serves as the predicate, while the participle omedet {עוֹמֶדֶת | ʿōmedet} ‘standing’ combined with the prepositional phrase laad {לָעַד | lāʿad} ‘forever’ highlights ongoing endurance.
In context — Psalm 19:9
The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true and they are altogether righteous.
About this coordinate
Psalm 19:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 19:9, so the Hebrew word לָעַ֥ד (laad) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Ps.19.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.19.9.W5.S1) and character.