Be'ad (בעד) means for in Hebrew.
It is a preposition, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
for
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Be'ad.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לטובת־
גַּם אָנֹכִי חָלִילָה לִּי מֵחֲטֹא לַיהוה, מֵחֲדֹל לְהִתְפַּלֵּל בַּעַדְכֶם; וְהוֹרֵיתִי אֶתְכֶם בְּדֶרֶךְ הַטּוֹבָה וְהַיְשָׁרָה.
- 2בתמורה ל־
וַיַּעַן הַשָּׂטָן אֶת יְהוָה, וַיֹּאמַר: עוֹר בְּעַד עוֹר, וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר לָאִישׁ--יִתֵּן, בְּעַד נַפְשׁוֹ.
- 3מעבר
בְּעַד הַחַלּוֹן נִשְׁקְפָה, וַתְּיַבֵּב אֵם סִיסְרָא בְּעַד הָאֶשְׁנָב; מַדּוּעַ בֹּשֵׁשׁ רִכְבּוֹ לָבוֹא, מַדּוּעַ אֶחֱרוּ פַּעֲמֵי מַרְכְּבוֹתָיו?
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Be'ad is a preposition.
- Written with vowel points
- בְּעַד
- Written without vowel points
- בעד
- Said
- be'ad
- Inflections
- בְּעַד-, בַּעֲדִי, בַעֲדָם, בַעֲדוֹ, בַּעֲדָהּ
- Gematria
- 76
This is how Be'ad is said in other languages.
- English
- for
These words mean nearly the same as Be'ad.
- לטובת
- בשבילfor the sake of
- נוסח
- חלף
- מבעד
- בגיןdue to
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Be'ad.
- נגד
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Be'ad.
The word Be'ad is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אין בעד מה
- הדברים מדברים בעד עצמם
- יש תמורה בעד האגרה
- טוב למות בעד ארצנו
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Be'ad in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Be'ad.
What does Be'ad (בעד) mean in Hebrew?
Be'ad (בעד) means for. It is said be'ad, with the stress on ad.
What is a synonym for Be'ad (בעד)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Be'ad (בעד) are לטובת, בשביל, נוסח, חלף, מבעד, and בגין.
What is the opposite of Be'ad (בעד)?
Words that mean the opposite of Be'ad (בעד) are נגד.
What rhymes with Be'ad (בעד)?
Words that rhyme with Be'ad (בעד) include בד, יד, שד, מעמד, אחד, and עד.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בעד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.