עתיד

עָתִידm. עֲתִידָה f. (b. h.; עָתַד) standing (cmp. עָמַד); ready, designated; in future. Meg.15b; Snh.111b ע׳הקב״ה להיותוכ׳ at a future time the Lord shall be a crown on the head of every righteous man. Sabb.138b ע׳ תורה שתשתכחוכ׳ a time will come when the Law will be forgotten in Israel; a. fr.הֶעָ׳ לָבֹא (or הֶעָ׳) the future. Keth.87a משביעין אותה על הע׳ לבא we administer an oath to her in regard to her conduct in the future, opp. על שעבר; a. fr.Esp. לֶעָתִיד לָבֹא (abbrev. לע״ל) in the Messianic future; in the hereafter (v. עוֹלָם). Ab. Zar.3b לע״ל באין אומותוכ׳ in the Messianic days the nations of the world will come and ask to be converted. Ib. אין גהינם לע״ל there is no Gehenna (hell) in the hereafter, but the Lord leads the sun forth Ab. II, 16 ודע שמתן … לע״ל but remember that the reward of the righteous is reserved for the hereafter; a. fr.Pl. עֲתִידִים, עֲתִידִין; עֲתִידוֹת. Ber.43b ע׳ בחורי ישראלוכ׳ the time will come when the youths of Israel shall give forth a flavor Sabb.152b ע׳ צדיקים דהוו עפרא (even) the righteous are destined to turn to dust. Yeb.63a ע׳ כל בעלי … שיעמדווכ׳ time will be when all tradesmen will turn to agriculture; a. fr.Tosef.Kel.B. Mets.VII, 12 עתידין, v. עֲכִירִים.