לעד

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Hebrew

Etymology

From ל־ (l'-, to, for) +‎ עַד ('ad, an eternity).

Adverb

לָעַד (la'ád)

  1. forever
    • 993 CEc. 1056, Samuel HaNagid, The Sea Between You and Me 14
      וְאָנוּם עֵת וְאִיקַץ עֵת – \ וְאַתְּ לָעַד בְנוּמָתְךָ,
      And at times I sleep and at times I awake – / and you're forever in your sleep,

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