לעולם ועד

Hebrew

Etymology

From לְעוֹלָם (l'olám, “forever”) + וָ־ (va-, “and”) + adverbialized form related to עַד ('ad, “until”).

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Adverb

לְ עוֹלָם וָ עֶד • (l'olám va'éd)

for ever and ever
- Tanach, Exodus 15:18, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
  יְהוָה יִמְלֹךְ לְעֹלָם וָעֶד׃
  YHVH yimlókh l'olám va'éd.
  YHWH yimlōḵ ləʿōlām wāʿeḏ.
  The LORD shall reign for ever and ever.

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