Psalm 13:1:5Ps.13.1.W5TABWLC Psalms 13:2
עַד־אָ֓נָה
adana
“until when”
- Transliteration
- ad-A-na
- Extended
- ahd-AA-nah
- IPA
- /ʕaːd.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 tas-TIR et-pa-NE-kha mi-me-NI
- sentence
ad-A-na Ye-ho-VAH tish-ka-KHE-ni NE-tsakh ad-A-na tas-TIR et-pa-NE-kha mi-me-NI
Exegesis
The verse opens with the lament refrain ʿad-anah {עַד־אָנָה | ʿad-ʾānāh} ‘how long’, combining the preposition ʿad {עַד־ | ʿad} with the interrogative particle ʾānāh {אָנָה | ʾānāh} to frame a temporal complaint.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–nun–heh
“where? / how long”
In context — Psalm 13:1
How long, O LORD , will You forget me—will it be forever ? How long will You hide Your face from me?
About this coordinate
Psalm 13:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 13:1, so the Hebrew word עַד־אָ֓נָה (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 Ps.13.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.13.1.W5.S1) and character.