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.
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
Occurrences
1,261 total
- 2 Samuel 19:15עַד־ · atSo the king returned, and when he arrived at the Jordan, the men of Judah came to Gilgal to meet him and escort him across the Jordan.
- 2 Samuel 19:24עַד־ · untilThen Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, went down to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king had left until the day he returned safely.
- 2 Samuel 20:2וְעַד־ · all the waySo all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba son of Bichri. But the men of Judah stayed by their king all the way from the Jordan to Jerusalem.
- 2 Samuel 20:3עַד־ · untilWhen David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to take care of the palace, and he placed them in a house under guard. He provided for them, but he no longer slept with them. They were confined until the day of their death, living as widows.
- 2 Samuel 20:16עַד־…a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here so that I may speak with him.”
- 2 Samuel 21:10עַ֛ד · untilAnd Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it out for herself on a rock. From the beginning of the harvest until the rain from heaven poured down on the bodies, she did not allow the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
- 2 Samuel 22:38עַד־ · untilI pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
- 2 Samuel 22:51עַד־ · foreverGreat salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”
- 2 Samuel 23:10עַ֣ד׀ · until…but Eleazar stood his ground and struck the Philistines until his hand grew weary and stuck to his sword. The LORD brought about a great victory that day. Then the troops returned to him, but only to plunder the dead.
- 2 Samuel 23:19וְעַד־Was he not more honored than the Three? And he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.
- 2 Samuel 24:2וְעַד־ · toSo the king said to Joab the commander of his army, who was with him, “Go now throughout the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and register the troops, so that I may know their number.”
- 2 Samuel 24:15וְעַד־ · until; וְעַד־ · toSo the LORD sent a plague upon Israel from that morning until the appointed time, and seventy thousand of the people from Dan to Beersheba died.
- 1 Kings 1:4עַד־ · was unsurpassedThe girl was unsurpassed in beauty; she cared for the king and served him, but he had no relations with her.
- 1 Kings 2:28עַד־When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.
- 1 Kings 2:33עַד־ · foreverTheir blood will come back upon the heads of Joab and his descendants forever; but for David, his descendants, his house, and his throne, there shall be peace from the LORD forever.”
- 1 Kings 2:45עַד־ · foreverBut King Solomon will be blessed and David’s throne will remain secure before the LORD forever.”
- 1 Kings 3:1עַ֣ד · untilLater, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his palace and the house of the LORD, as well as the wall around Jerusalem.
- 1 Kings 3:2עַ֖ד · yetThe people, however, were still sacrificing on the high places because a house for the Name of the LORD had not yet been built.
- 1 Kings 4:12עַ֚ד · to; עַ֖דBaana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam;
- 1 Kings 4:21וְעַ֖ד · as far asAnd Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
- 1 Kings 4:24וְעַד־ · toFor Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates—over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides.
- 1 Kings 4:25וְעַד־ · toThroughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.
- 1 Kings 4:33וְעַד֙ · toHe spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.
- 1 Kings 5:3עַ֤ד · until“As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet.
- 1 Kings 5:9עַֽד־ · toMy servants will haul the logs from Lebanon to the Sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate the logs, and you can take them away. And in exchange, you can meet my needs by providing my household with food.”
- 1 Kings 6:15עַד־ · toHe lined the interior walls with cedar paneling from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and he covered the floor with cypress boards.
- 1 Kings 6:16עַד־ · toHe partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.
- 1 Kings 6:22עַד־ · untilSo he overlaid with gold the whole interior of the temple, until everything was completely finished. He also overlaid with gold the entire altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary.
- 1 Kings 6:24וְעַד־One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long, and the other wing was five cubits long as well. So the full wingspan was ten cubits.
- 1 Kings 7:7עַד־ · toIn addition, he built a hall for the throne, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge. It was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling.
- 1 Kings 7:9עַד־ · to; עַד־ · toAll these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, and from the outside to the great courtyard.
- 1 Kings 7:23עַד־ · toHe also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference.
- 1 Kings 8:8עַ֖ד · toThe poles extended far enough that their ends were visible from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.
- 1 Kings 8:65עַד־ · toSo at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more days—fourteen days in all.
- 1 Kings 9:3עַד־ · foreverAnd the LORD said to him: “I have heard your prayer and petition before Me. I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting My Name there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.
- 1 Kings 9:13עַ֖ד · as they are [called] to“What are these towns you have given me, my brother?” asked Hiram, and he called them the Land of Cabul, as they are called to this day.
- 1 Kings 9:21עַ֖ד · as they are to…their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.
- 1 Kings 10:7עַ֤ד · untilBut I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told to me. Your wisdom and prosperity have far exceeded the report I heard.
- 1 Kings 10:12עַ֖ד · toThe king made the almug wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood been brought in, nor has such been seen again to this day.)
- 1 Kings 11:16עַד־ · untilJoab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom.
- 1 Kings 11:40עַד־ · untilSolomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, where he remained until the death of Solomon.
- 1 Kings 12:19עַ֖ד · So toSo to this day Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David.
- 1 Kings 12:30עַד־ · as far asAnd this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves.
- 1 Kings 14:10עַד־ · untilBecause of all this, behold, I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam: I will cut off from Jeroboam every male, both slave and free, in Israel; I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns up dung until it is gone!
- 1 Kings 15:29עַד־As soon as Baasha became king, he struck down the entire household of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone who breathed, but destroyed them all according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite,
- 1 Kings 17:14עַ֠ד · until…for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be exhausted and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain upon the face of the earth.’”
- 1 Kings 17:17עַ֛ד · untilLater, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill, and his sickness grew worse and worse, until no breath remained in him.