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Strong's H1157 בְּעַד (bead)

b`ad - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1157 — daneistes (“creditor”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1157
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 81
Books 24

Strong's H1157 Quick Answer

Strong's H1157 בְּעַד (b`ad) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. b`ad (beh-ad') prep. 1. in up to or over against 2. (generally) at, beside, among, behind, for, etc It has 81 linked Bible usages across 24 books. Visible English usage signals include against, among, and over. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
b`ad (beh-ad') prep. 1. in up to or over against 2. (generally) at, beside, among, behind, for, etc
Usage
81 linked usages
Books
24 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
against, among, and over

Meaning and Definition

b`ad (beh-ad') prep. 1. in up to or over against 2. (generally) at, beside, among, behind, for, etc [from H5704 with prepositional prefix] KJV: about, at by (means of), for, over, through, up (-on), within. Root(s): H5704

Original Word
בְּעַד
Transliteration
b`ad
Derivation
First root strongs: 5704
Morphology
Preposition

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1157. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

about/through/for

Usage: 1) behind, through, round about, on behalf of, away from, about 1a) through (of action) 1b) behind (with verbs of shutting) 1c) about (with verbs of fencing) 1d) on behalf of (metaph. especially with Hithpael)

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How Strong's H1157 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render b`ad, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

against Numbers 21:7 among Ezekiel 22:30 over 2 Samuel 20:21

How Strong's H1157 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 81 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1157 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1157 in the Old Testament

81 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 7:16 KJV

And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.

Genesis 20:7 KJV

Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.

Genesis 20:18 KJV

For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.

Usage Excerpts

First 81 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1157.

Genesis 7:16 Old Testament, KJV
And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.
Genesis 20:7 Old Testament, KJV
Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.
Genesis 20:18 Old Testament, KJV
For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.
Genesis 26:8 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.
Exodus 8:28 Old Testament, KJV
And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me.
Exodus 32:30 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin.
Leviticus 9:7 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an atonement for thyself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for them; as the LORD commanded.
Leviticus 16:6 Old Testament, KJV
And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.
Leviticus 16:11 Old Testament, KJV
And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:
Leviticus 16:17 Old Testament, KJV
And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.
Leviticus 16:24 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people.
Numbers 21:7 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.
Deuteronomy 9:20 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him: and I prayed for Aaron also the same time.
Joshua 2:15 Old Testament, KJV
Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
Judges 3:22 Old Testament, KJV
And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.
Judges 3:23 Old Testament, KJV
Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.
Judges 5:28 Old Testament, KJV
The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?
Judges 9:51 Old Testament, KJV
But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.
1 Samuel 1:6 Old Testament, KJV
And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.
1 Samuel 4:18 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.
1 Samuel 7:5 Old Testament, KJV
And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.
1 Samuel 7:9 Old Testament, KJV
And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him.
1 Samuel 12:19 Old Testament, KJV
And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.
1 Samuel 12:23 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
1 Samuel 19:12 Old Testament, KJV
So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.
2 Samuel 6:16 Old Testament, KJV
And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.
2 Samuel 10:12 Old Testament, KJV
Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.
2 Samuel 12:16 Old Testament, KJV
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
2 Samuel 20:21 Old Testament, KJV
The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.
1 Kings 13:6 Old Testament, KJV
And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.
2 Kings 1:2 Old Testament, KJV
And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
2 Kings 4:4 Old Testament, KJV
And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.
2 Kings 4:5 Old Testament, KJV
So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.
2 Kings 4:21 Old Testament, KJV
And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.
2 Kings 4:33 Old Testament, KJV
He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.
2 Kings 9:30 Old Testament, KJV
And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.
2 Kings 19:4 Old Testament, KJV
It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left.
2 Kings 22:13 Old Testament, KJV
Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.
1 Chronicles 15:29 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal, the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.
1 Chronicles 19:13 Old Testament, KJV
Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight.
2 Chronicles 30:18 Old Testament, KJV
For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good LORD pardon every one
2 Chronicles 34:21 Old Testament, KJV
Go, enquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book.
Job 1:10 Old Testament, KJV
Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
Job 2:4 Old Testament, KJV
And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
Job 3:23 Old Testament, KJV
Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?
Job 6:22 Old Testament, KJV
Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?
Job 9:7 Old Testament, KJV
Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
Job 22:13 Old Testament, KJV
And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
Job 42:8 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.
Job 42:10 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.
Psalms 3:3 Old Testament, KJV
But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
Psalms 72:15 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.
Psalms 138:8 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.
Psalms 139:11 Old Testament, KJV
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
Proverbs 6:26 Old Testament, KJV
For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adultress will hunt for the precious life.
Proverbs 7:6 Old Testament, KJV
For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
Proverbs 20:16 Old Testament, KJV
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Proverbs 27:13 Old Testament, KJV
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Song of Solomon 4:1 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.
Song of Solomon 4:3 Old Testament, KJV
Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.
Song of Solomon 6:7 Old Testament, KJV
As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.
Isaiah 8:19 Old Testament, KJV
And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?
Isaiah 26:20 Old Testament, KJV
Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
Isaiah 32:14 Old Testament, KJV
Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;
Isaiah 37:4 Old Testament, KJV
It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left.
Jeremiah 7:16 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.
Jeremiah 11:14 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.
Jeremiah 14:11 Old Testament, KJV
Then said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.
Jeremiah 21:2 Old Testament, KJV
Enquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.
Jeremiah 29:7 Old Testament, KJV
And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.
Jeremiah 42:2 Old Testament, KJV
And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)
Jeremiah 42:20 Old Testament, KJV
For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the LORD your God, saying, Pray for us unto the LORD our God; and according unto all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it.
Lamentations 3:7 Old Testament, KJV
He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.
Ezekiel 16:7 Old Testament, KJV
I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare.
Ezekiel 22:30 Old Testament, KJV
And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
Ezekiel 45:17 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall be the prince's part to give burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and drink offerings, in the feasts, and in the new moons, and in the sabbaths, in all solemnities of the house of Israel: he shall prepare the sin offering, and the meat offering, and the burnt offering, and the peace offerings, to make reconciliation for the house of Israel.
Ezekiel 45:22 Old Testament, KJV
And upon that day shall the prince prepare for himself and for all the people of the land a bullock for a sin offering.
Joel 2:8 Old Testament, KJV
Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.
Joel 2:9 Old Testament, KJV
They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
Jonah 2:6 Old Testament, KJV
I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God.
Zechariah 12:8 Old Testament, KJV
In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1157, grouped by book.

Genesis 4 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 5 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 4 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 7 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 4 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 8 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Job 8 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 4 usages, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 3 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 7 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 4 usages, Old Testament
Joel 2 usages, Old Testament
Jonah 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H1157 FAQ

What does bead (בְּעַד) mean?

Strong's H1157 is a Hebrew entry for H1157 בְּעַד (b`ad). b`ad (beh-ad') prep. 1. in up to or over against 2. (generally) at, beside, among, behind, for, etc

How many times is bead (בְּעַד) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 81 linked usages for Strong's H1157 across 24 books.

Where can I study bead (בְּעַד) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1157 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate bead (בְּעַד)?

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