Job 19:2:1Job.19.2.W1TAB
עַד־אָ֭נָה
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 to-ge-YUN naf-SHI
- sentence
AD-a-NA to-ge-YUN naf-SHI u-te-da-ke-u-NA-ni ve-mil-LIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the idiom ad-anah {עַד־אָ֭נָה | ʿaḏ-ʾānāh} ‘how long,’ which frames the line as a lamented duration rather than a request for information.
In context — Job 19:2
How long will you torment my soul and crush me with words?
About this coordinate
Job 19:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 19:2, so the Hebrew word עַד־אָ֭נָה (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.19.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.2.W1.S1) and character.