בעד

Hebrew

Root
ב־ע־ד (b-ʿ-d)

בְּעַד • (be'ád)

for, in favor of, supporting
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.
(literary) through, via
- Tanach, Judges 5:28, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
  בְּעַד הַחַלּוֹן נִשְׁקְפָה, וַתְּיַבֵּב אֵם סִיסְרָא בְּעַד הָאֶשְׁנָב;
  bə'ád haḥallón nišqəfá, vattəyabbév em sisrá bə'ád haešnáv;
  Through the window she looked forth, and peered, The mother of Sisera, through the lattice;