לַמּוֹעֵֽד׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לַמּוֹעֵֽד׃

   lam-mo-ED

   to the appointed time
2. clause🔊 וְלֹ֣א תִצְלָ֔ח כִּי־ע֥וֹד קֵ֖ץ לַמּוֹעֵֽד׃

   ve-LO tits-LAKH ki-OD KETS lam-mo-ED

   and not will prosper end for still to the appointed time
3. sentence🔊 וּשְׁנֵיהֶ֤ם הַמְּלָכִים֙ לְבָבָ֣ם לְמֵרָ֔ע וְעַל־שֻׁלְחָ֥ן אֶחָ֖ד כָּזָ֣ב יְדַבֵּ֑רוּ וְלֹ֣א תִצְלָ֔ח כִּי־ע֥וֹד קֵ֖ץ לַמּוֹעֵֽד׃

   u-shnee-HEM ham-me-la-KHIM le-va-VAM le-me-RA ve-ahl-SHOOL-KHAAN e-KHAD ka-ZAV ye-da-be-RU ve-LO tits-LAKH ki-OD KETS lam-mo-ED

   and both of them the kings their heart for evil and on one will speak lie and not will prosper end for still to the appointed time

Exegesis

Finally, the temporal clause ki-od kets lamoed {כִּי־ע֥וֹד קֵ֖ץ לַמּוֹעֵֽד | kî-ʿōḏ kēṣ la-mô-ʿêḏ} delays the outcome until the divinely appointed time, preserving the prophetic emphasis on timing.

Root and etymology

y-ʿ-d🔊 י־ע־דyod–ayin–dalet

“appointed place or time”

• 🔊 יָעַדya’adto appointExodus 9:5