ליד

Etymology 1
From ; hence literally roughly “at the hand of”.

Preposition

 * 1) Beside, near, by, near to, next to, adjacent to, alongside.

Synonyms

 * עַל יַד־

Etymology 2
Either from the above, or from ; if the latter, then literally roughly “at hand”.

Prepositional phrase

 * 1) Near, nearby, next, adjacent, alongside.

Usage notes
Jakobson and Halle (1964) read the original manuscript as having a yod in place of the orthographically similar vav; it is disputed which the scribe intended.

Etymology
From, from , from , from.

Noun

 * 1) song
 * 2) poem
 * 1) poem