Job 18:2:1Job.18.2.W1TAB
עַד־אָ֤נָה
adana
“until when”
- Transliteration
- ad-A-na
- Extended
- ahd-AA-nah
- IPA
- /ʕad.ʔaːˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- until when
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ad-A-na
- clause
ad-A-na te-si-MUN kin-TSE le-mil-LIN
- sentence
ad-A-na te-si-MUN kin-TSE le-mil-LIN ta-vi-NU ve-a-KHAR ne-dab-BER
Exegesis
The verse opens with the temporal interrogative ad-anah {עַד־אָ֤נָה | ʿaḏ-ʾā-nāh} ‘until how long?’, a confrontational question that frames the speaker’s impatience.
In context — Job 18:2
How long will you make an end of words? Mark, and afterward we will speak.
About this coordinate
Job 18:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 18:2, so the Hebrew word עַד־אָ֤נָה (adana) 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 Job.18.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.18.2.W1.S1) and character.