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Hebrew part · H5705

עַד

adad

till

35 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: ʻad

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H5705is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 2 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 12
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H5705

{as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)}

The King James renders it: [idiom] and, at, for, (hither-) to, on till, (un-) to, until, within.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

ad is rendered "till". It stands 35 times in the Hebrew text, across two books.

  • Twenty-six of the uses stand in Daniel, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Ezra 4:21Now, therefore, issue an order for these men to stop, so that this city will not be rebuilt until I so order.
  • The Greek text spells it twelve different ways.

The first use

Now, therefore, issue an order for these men to stop, so that this city will not be rebuilt until I so order.

Ezra 4:21עַד־

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

Twenty-six of the word's thirty-five uses are in Daniel.

The other 37 Old Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • until22
  • and until4
  • and up to3
  • to3
  • and to2
  • up to1

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

עַדadtillUses1,261
עַדadperpetuityUses49
עַדadpreyUses2

Other numbers on this spelling

Strong gave these words the same spelling and different numbers, so the site counts and defines them apart.

The words it stands beside

All 35, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

12 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • עַד־11
  • עַ֣ד6
  • וְעַד־5
  • עַ֛ד3
  • עַ֠ד2
  • עַד֩2
  • וְעַ֣ד1
  • וְעַד֙1
  • וְעַ֖ד1
  • וְעַ֣ד־1
  • עַ֚ד1
  • עַֽד־1

The grammar of each form

  • preposition26AR
  • conjunction (“and”) + preposition9AC/R

Ezra

nine uses
  • Now, therefore, issue an order for these men to stop, so that this city will not be rebuilt until I so order.

    Ezra 4:21

    • עַד־ʾad-prepositiontagged: until
  • Thus the construction of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

    Ezra 4:24

    • עַ֚דʾadprepositiontagged: until
  • But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, so that they were not stopped until a report was sent to Darius and written instructions about this matter were returned.

    Ezra 5:5

    • עַד־ʾad-prepositiontagged: until
  • So this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God in Jerusalem, and from that time until now it has been under construction, but it has not yet been completed.”

    Ezra 5:16

    • וְעַד־vead-conjunction (“and”) + prepositiontagged: and until
  • And this temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.

    Ezra 6:15

    • עַ֛דʾadprepositiontagged: until
  • up to a hundred talents of silver, a hundred cors of wheat, a hundred baths of wine, a hundred baths of olive oil, and salt without limit.

    Ezra 7:22

    • עַד־ʾad-prepositiontagged: up to
    • וְעַד־vead-conjunction (“and”) + prepositiontagged: and up to
    • וְעַד־vead-conjunction (“and”) + prepositiontagged: and up to
    • וְעַד־vead-conjunction (“and”) + prepositiontagged: and up to

Daniel

twenty-six uses
  • If you do not tell me the dream, there is only one decree for you. You have conspired to speak before me false and fraudulent words, hoping the situation will change. Therefore tell me the dream, and I will know that you can give me its interpretation.”

    Daniel 2:9

    • עַ֛דʾadprepositiontagged: until
  • and declared: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him.

    Daniel 2:20

    • וְעַ֣ד־vead-conjunction (“and”) + prepositiontagged: and to
  • As you watched, a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them.

    Daniel 2:34

    • עַ֠דʾadprepositiontagged: until
  • But at last, into my presence came Daniel (whose name is Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods). And I told him the dream:

    Daniel 4:8

    • וְעַ֣דveadconjunction (“and”) + prepositiontagged: and until
  • This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes, setting over it the lowliest of men.’

    Daniel 4:17

    • עַד־ʾad-prepositiontagged: to
  • And you, O king, saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying: ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump with its roots in the ground, and a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and graze with the beasts of the field till seven times pass him by.’

    Daniel 4:23

    • עַ֛דʾadprepositiontagged: until
  • You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.

    Daniel 4:25

    • עַ֣דʾadprepositiontagged: until
  • You will be driven away from mankind to live with the beasts of the field, and you will feed on grass like an ox. And seven times will pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.”

    Daniel 4:32

    • עַ֣דʾadprepositiontagged: until
  • At that moment the sentence against Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from mankind. He ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.

    Daniel 4:33

    • עַ֣דʾadprepositiontagged: until
  • He was driven away from mankind, and his mind was like that of a beast. He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind, setting over it whom He wishes.

    Daniel 5:21

    • עַ֣דʾadprepositiontagged: until
  • All the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree that for thirty days anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions.

    Daniel 6:7

    • עַד־ʾad-prepositiontagged: until
  • So they approached the king and asked about his royal decree: “Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days any man who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions?” The king replied, “According to the law of the Medes and Persians the order stands, and it cannot be repealed.”

    Daniel 6:12

    • עַד־ʾad-prepositiontagged: until
  • As soon as the king heard this, he was deeply distressed and set his mind on delivering Daniel, and he labored until sundown to rescue him.

    Daniel 6:14

    • וְעַד֙veadconjunction (“and”) + prepositiontagged: and until
  • At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

    Daniel 6:24

    • עַ֠דʾadprepositiontagged: until
  • I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never end.

    Daniel 6:26

    • עַד־ʾad-prepositiontagged: to
  • The first beast was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man, and given the mind of a man.

    Daniel 7:4

    • עַד֩ʾadprepositiontagged: until
  • As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze.

    Daniel 7:9

    • עַ֣דʾadprepositiontagged: until
  • Then I kept watching because of the arrogant words the horn was speaking. As I continued to watch, the beast was slain, and its body was destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire.

    Daniel 7:11

    • עַד֩ʾadprepositiontagged: until
  • As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was removed, but they were granted an extension of life for a season and a time.

    Daniel 7:12

    • עַד־ʾad-prepositiontagged: until
  • In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence.

    Daniel 7:13

    • וְעַד־vead-conjunction (“and”) + prepositiontagged: and to
  • But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom and possess it forever—yes, forever and ever.’

    Daniel 7:18

    • עַֽד־ʾad-prepositiontagged: until
    • וְעַ֖דveadconjunction (“and”) + prepositiontagged: and until
  • until the Ancient of Days arrived and pronounced judgment in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for them to possess the kingdom.

    Daniel 7:22

    • עַ֣דʾadprepositiontagged: until
  • He will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for a time, and times, and half a time.

    Daniel 7:25

    • עַד־ʾad-prepositiontagged: until
  • But the court will convene, and his dominion will be taken away and completely destroyed forever.

    Daniel 7:26

    • עַד־ʾad-prepositiontagged: until
  • Thus ends the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and my face turned pale. But I kept the matter to myself.”

    Daniel 7:28

    • עַד־ʾad-prepositiontagged: to

The letters

Gematria 74

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

Hebrew and Greek text, word tagging and grammar: STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org), Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0. Their grammar codes are written out in English here and shown as tagged beside each one.

Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESH gloss (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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