Psalm 21:6:3Ps.21.6.W3TABWLC Psalms 21:7
לָעַ֑ד
laad
“forever”
- Transliteration
- la-AD
- Extended
- laa-AD
- IPA
- /laːˈʕad/
Meaning by language
- English
- forever
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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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Word in context
- word
la-AD
- clause
ki-te-shi-TE-hu be-ra-KHOT la-AD
- sentence
ki-te-shi-TE-hu be-ra-KHOT la-AD te-kha-DE-hu be-sim-KHA et-pa-NE-kha
Exegesis
The noun berakhot {בְּרָכוֹת | bə-rā-ḵōṯ} with the durative laʿad {לָעַד | lā-ʿaḏ} expresses enduring divine favor.
In context — Psalm 21:6
For You have made him most blessed forever; You make him glad with the joy of Your face .
About this coordinate
Psalm 21:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 21:6, so the Hebrew word לָעַ֑ד (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.21.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.21.6.W3.S1) and character.