2 Kings 17:23:12 Kgs.17.23.W1TAB
עַ֠ד
ad
“until”
- Transliteration
- AD
- Extended
- AHD
- IPA
- /ˈʕad/
Meaning by language
- English
- until
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
AD
- clause
AD a-SHER-he-SIR Ye-ho-VAH et-yis-ra-EL me-AL pa-NAV ka-a-SHER dib-BER be-YAD kal-a-va-DAV han-ne-vi-IM
- sentence
AD a-SHER-he-SIR Ye-ho-VAH et-yis-ra-EL me-AL pa-NAV ka-a-SHER dib-BER be-YAD kal-a-va-DAV han-ne-vi-IM va-yi-GEL yis-ra-EL me-AL ad-ma-TO a-shu-RA ad ha-YOM ha-ZE
Exegesis
The verse begins with the temporal preposition ad {עַד | ʿăḏ} ‘until’, framing the period of exile.
The closing ad ha-yom hazeh {עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה | ʿăḏ hayyôm hazzēh} ‘until this day’ leaves the judgment open-ended, reflecting the ongoing significance of Israel’s exile.
Root and etymology
y-‘-dyod–ayin–dalet
“to warn, testify, appoint”
In context — 2 Kings 17:23
Until the LORD removed Israel from His presence, just as He spoke by the hand of all His servants the prophets , and exiled Israel from His land to Assyria, until this day.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 17:23, so the Hebrew word עַ֠ד (ad) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Kgs.17.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.23.W1.S1) and character.