Ruth 2:7:11Ruth.2.7.W11TAB
וְעַד־עַ֔תָּה
veadata
“and until now”
- Transliteration
- ve-ad-a-TA
- Extended
- veh-ahd-ah-TAH
- IPA
- /wəʕad.ʕatˈt̪aː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and until now
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ad-a-TA
- clause
va-ta-VO va-ta-a-MOD me-AZ ha-BO-ker ve-ad-a-TA ZE shiv-TA ha-BA-yit me-AT
- sentence
va-to-MER a-la-ko-TA-NA ve-a-SAF-ti va-o-ma-RIM a-kha-RE ha-ko-ts-RIM va-ta-VO va-ta-a-MOD me-AZ ha-BO-ker ve-ad-a-TA ZE shiv-TA ha-BA-yit me-AT
Exegesis
The verbs waṯtāḇōʾ waṯtaʿămōḏ {וַתָּב֣וֹא וַֽתַּעֲמ֗וֹד | waṯ-ṭā-ḇō-ʾ waṯ-ṯa-ʿā-mōḏ} ‘and she came and stood’ mark continuous action set within the frame mēʾōz ha-bōqer weʿaḏ-ʿattāh {מֵאָ֤ז הַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ וְעַד־עַ֔תָּה | mē-ʾōz ha-bō-qer wə-ʿad-ʿat-tāh} ‘from then, the morning, and until now’.
In context — Ruth 2:7
She said, “Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the reapers.” And she came and has stood from the morning until now; her sitting in the house was only a little .
About this coordinate
Ruth 2:7:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Ruth 2:7, so the Hebrew word וְעַד־עַ֔תָּה (veadata) 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 Ruth.2.7.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.2.7.W11.S1) and character.