Genesis 41:49:8Gen.41.49.W8TAB
עַ֛ד
ad
“until”
- Transliteration
- AD
- Extended
- AHD
- IPA
- /ˈʕað/
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 ki-kha-DAL lis-POR ki-EN mis-PAR
- sentence
va-yits-BOR yo-SEF BAR ke-KHOL ha-YAM har-BE me-OD AD ki-kha-DAL lis-POR ki-EN mis-PAR
Exegesis
The preposition ad {עַד | ad} “until” with ki-chadal {כִּי־חָדַל | ki chadal} “that he ceased” marks a result clause indicating the endpoint of his tallying.
Root and etymology
ל־ע־ד
“to pass around, to continue”
In context — Genesis 41:49
And Joseph stored up grain in immense abundance, like the sand of the sea, until he stopped counting, because there was no number .
About this coordinate
Genesis 41:49:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 41:49, so the Hebrew word עַ֛ד (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 Gen.41.49.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.41.49.W8.S1) and character.