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עַד

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hebrewOld TestamentPreposition1,261 occurrences39 books1,127 verses

Definition

properly, the same as H5703 (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
Traditional renderings: against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ( as) yet.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders עַד:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

1,261 total
  1. 1 Samuel 7:14וְעַד־ · to
    The cities from Ekron to Gath, which the Philistines had taken, were restored to Israel, who also delivered the surrounding territory from the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between the Israelites and the Amorites.
  2. 1 Samuel 8:8וְעַד־ · until
    Just as they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking Me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you.
  3. 1 Samuel 9:9עַד־ · to
    (Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)
  4. 1 Samuel 9:13עַד־ · until
    As soon as you enter the city, you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice; after that, the guests will eat. Go up at once; you will find him.”
  5. 1 Samuel 10:3עַד־ · to
    Then you will go on from there until you come to the Oak of Tabor. Three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine.
  6. 1 Samuel 10:8עַד־ · until
    And you shall go before me to Gilgal, and surely I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you are to do.”
  7. 1 Samuel 11:11עַד־ · until
    The next day Saul organized the troops into three divisions, and during the morning watch they invaded the camp of the Ammonites and slaughtered them, until the hottest part of the day. And the survivors were so scattered that no two of them were left together.
  8. 1 Samuel 11:15עַד־ · greatly
    So all the people went to Gilgal and confirmed Saul as king in the presence of the LORD. There they sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and Saul and all the Israelites rejoiced greatly.
  9. 1 Samuel 12:2עַד־ · until
    Now here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day.
  10. 1 Samuel 13:13עַד־ · for
    “You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.
  11. 1 Samuel 14:9עַד־ · until
    If they say, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stay where we are and will not go up to them.
  12. 1 Samuel 14:19עַ֣ד · While
    While Saul was talking to the priest, the commotion in the Philistine camp continued to increase. So Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand.”
  13. 1 Samuel 14:20עַד־ · to
    Then Saul and all his troops assembled and marched to the battle, and they found the Philistines in total confusion, with each man wielding the sword against his neighbor.
  14. 1 Samuel 14:24עַד־ · before
    Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food.
  15. 1 Samuel 14:36עַד־ · until
    And Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until dawn, leaving no man alive!” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied. But the priest said, “We must consult God here.”
  16. 1 Samuel 15:3עַד־ · and; וְעַד־ · and; וְעַד־ · and; וְעַד־ · and
    Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”
  17. 1 Samuel 15:5עַד־ · to
    Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley.
  18. 1 Samuel 15:18עַ֥ד · until
    …and sent you on a mission, saying, ‘Go and devote to destruction the sinful Amalekites. Fight against them until you have wiped them out.’
  19. 1 Samuel 15:35עַד־ · And to
    And to the day of his death, Samuel never again visited Saul. Samuel mourned for Saul, and the LORD regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.
  20. 1 Samuel 16:1עַד־ · How long
    Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”
  21. 1 Samuel 16:11עַד־ · until
    And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”
  22. 1 Samuel 17:52עַד־ · to; וְעַ֖ד · and to; וְעַד־ · to; וְעַד־
    Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath and to the gates of Ekron. And the bodies of the Philistines were strewn along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.
  23. 1 Samuel 18:4וְעַד־; וְעַד־; וְעַד־
    And Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.
  24. 1 Samuel 19:22עַד־ · to
    Finally, Saul himself left for Ramah and came to the large cistern at Secu, where he asked, “Where are Samuel and David?” “At Naioth in Ramah,” he was told.
  25. 1 Samuel 19:23עַד־ · until
    So Saul went to Naioth in Ramah. But the Spirit of God came upon even Saul, and he walked along prophesying until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
  26. 1 Samuel 20:5עַ֖ד · until
    So David told him, “Look, tomorrow is the New Moon, and I am supposed to dine with the king. Instead, let me go and hide in the field until the third evening from now.
  27. 1 Samuel 20:8וְעַד־ · to
    Therefore show kindness to your servant, for you have brought me into a covenant with you before the LORD. If there is iniquity in me, then kill me yourself; why should you bring me to your father?”
  28. 1 Samuel 20:15עַד־ · ever
    …and do not ever cut off your loving devotion from my household—not even when the LORD cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”
  29. 1 Samuel 20:23עַד־ · forever
    And as for the matter you and I have discussed, the LORD is a witness between you and me forever.”
  30. 1 Samuel 20:28עַד־ · my permission to
    Jonathan answered, “David urgently requested my permission to go to Bethlehem,
  31. 1 Samuel 20:37עַד־
    When the boy reached the place where Jonathan’s arrow had fallen, Jonathan called to him, “Isn’t the arrow beyond you?”
  32. 1 Samuel 20:41עַד־ · though
    When the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone, fell facedown, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept together—though David wept more.
  33. 1 Samuel 20:42עַד־ · forever
    And Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for the two of us have sworn in the name of the LORD, saying, ‘May the LORD be a witness between you and me, and between your descendants and mine forever.’” Then David got up and departed, and Jonathan went back into the city.
  34. 1 Samuel 22:3עַ֚ד · until
    From there David went to Mizpeh of Moab, where he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother stay with you until I learn what God will do for me.”
  35. 1 Samuel 22:19וְעַד־ · and; וְעַד־ · and
    He also put to the sword Nob, the city of the priests, with its men and women, children and infants, oxen, donkeys, and sheep.
  36. 1 Samuel 25:22עַד־ · until
    May God punish David, and ever so severely, if I let one male belonging to Nabal survive until morning.”
  37. 1 Samuel 25:34עַד־ · by
    Otherwise, as surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, who has restrained me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, then surely no male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by morning light.”
  38. 1 Samuel 25:36עַד־ · and very; עַד־ · until
    When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.
  39. 1 Samuel 27:6עַ֖ד · to
    That day Achish gave him Ziklag, and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah.
  40. 1 Samuel 27:8וְעַד־ · and
    Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. (From ancient times these people had inhabited the land extending to Shur and Egypt.)