5705. ad
Lexical Summary
ad: Until, as far as, up to, while

Original Word: עַד
Part of Speech: preposition and conjunction
Transliteration: `ad
Pronunciation: ahd
Phonetic Spelling: (ad)
KJV: X and, at, for, (hither-)to, on till, (un-)to, until, within
NASB: until
Word Origin: [(Aramaic)]

1. (properly) a (peremptory) terminus
2. corresponding to H5704

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
until, within

(Aramaic) corresponding to ad; X and, at, for, (hither-)to, on till, (un-)to, until, within.

see HEBREW ad

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to ad
Definition
even to, until
NASB Translation
before* (1), order* (1), until (3), until* (11).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
עַד35 preposition and conjunction even to, until (Biblical Hebrew III. עַד; so ᵑ7, Syriac, Old Aramaic, Nabataean, Palmyrene, Egyptian Aramaic (Lzb336 S-CA 5 +)); —

1 preposition:

a. of space, even to Daniel 7:13; עַדכָּֿא Daniel 7:28.

b. of amount, up to Ezra 7:22 (4 t.).

c. of time, until Daniel 2:20; Daniel 6:15; Daniel 6:27; Daniel 7:18 (twice in verse); Daniel 7:26; Ezra 4:24; Ezra 5:16 וְעַדכְּֿעַן; = our against Ezra 6:15 (compare Biblical Hebrew, p. 724:a top); to (the end of) = during Daniel 6:8 עַד יוֺמִין תְּלָתִין, Daniel 6:13; Daniel 7:12,25. On עַדאָֿחֳרָן Daniel 4:5 see אָחֳרָן; and on עַדדִּֿבְרַת דִּי Daniel 4:14 see [ דִּבְרָה].

2 conjunction:

a. עַדדִּֿי until, followed by perfect (of past time) Daniel 2:34; Daniel 4:30; Daniel 5:21; Daniel 7:4,9,11,22; followed by imperfect (of future) Daniel 2:9; Daniel 4:20; Daniel 4:22 (twice in verse); Daniel 4:29. — Daniel 6:25 ׳לָא מְטוֺ ֗֗֗ עַד דִּי שְׁלִטוּ וג up to the time that . . . , i.e. ere that.

b. עַד alone, Ezra 4:21; Ezra 5:5.

Topical Lexicon
Overview

The particle עַד (Strong’s 5705) marks the outer edge of an action, place, time, or relationship—“as far as,” “even to,” “up to,” “until.” Roughly thirty-five times it reminds readers that every created reality operates within limits set by God, while simultaneously directing faith toward the One whose reign has no limit.

Range of Meaning and Nuances

• Spatial limit—borders, distance, reach.
• Temporal boundary—duration, “until,” “during.”
• Extent or degree—“to the point of,” “even to.”

Each nuance reinforces divine sovereignty: the LORD appoints where history, geography, and experience must stop—and when His grace will carry them forward.

Geographical Delimitation

Genesis 10:19 sets the pattern: “The territory of the Canaanites extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza… as far as Lasha”. Similar boundary markers in Joshua 13:5, 2 Kings 14:25, and Ezekiel 47:15-20 show that covenant land promises are concrete. Believers tracking these borders see the reliability of God’s oath to Abraham.

Temporal Boundaries and Historical Markers

Exodus 12:6—Passover lamb kept “until the fourteenth day,” showcasing exact obedience.
Joshua 10:13—“The sun stood still… until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies,” emphasizing miraculous accommodation to covenant warfare.
• Psalms 104:23—ordinary labor “until evening” models life ordered by the Creator’s rhythms.

“Until this day” formulas (for example Deuteronomy 3:14; 1 Samuel 6:18) preserve corporate memory and exhort successive generations to faithfulness.

Covenantal Continuity and Eschatological Expectation

Paired with עוֹלָם (“everlasting”), עַד stretches human vision to eternity:

“Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting” (Psalms 106:48).

The word that fixes borders also frames a praise that will never expire, testifying that only God transcends the limits He sets.

Liturgical and Devotional Usage

The Psalter uses עַד to teach perseverance in worship—Psalms 121:8; 125:2; 145:21—inviting the faithful to bless the LORD redundantly “from now until forever.” Each rehearsal trains the heart to hope in the unending faithfulness of God.

Prophetic Pronouncements

Prophets employ עַד to announce both the terminus of judgment and the dawn of redemption:
Isaiah 32:15—desolation persists “until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high.”
Jeremiah 25:11—seventy-year exile “until… completed.”
Micah 5:3—Israel is handed over “until she who is in labor has given birth,” a text ultimately fulfilled in Messiah’s advent.

Thus history’s crises have divinely set limits; deliverance arrives on schedule.

Christological and Redemptive Significance

New Testament writers echo the Hebrew “until”: Luke cites Micah 5:2-3; Paul echoes Psalm 110 in 1 Corinthians 15:25, “For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.” The particle that once bounded Israel’s account now frames the cosmic lordship of Jesus Christ, assuring the Church that His final victory is both certain and timed.

Practical Ministry Implications

1. Patience in suffering—affliction lasts only “until” the Lord’s appointed end.
2. Urgency in mission—the Gospel must be proclaimed “until He comes” (1 Corinthians 11:26).
3. Stewardship of place—the land-boundary uses call believers to honor God in physical spaces.
4. Perseverance in worship—continual praise anticipates the unbroken doxology of eternity.

Key References

Genesis 10:19; Exodus 12:6; Deuteronomy 3:14; Joshua 10:13; 1 Samuel 6:18; 2 Kings 14:25; Psalms 41:13; 104:23; 106:48; 113:2; 121:8; 125:2; 145:21; Isaiah 32:15; Jeremiah 25:11; Micah 5:3; Zechariah 9:10.

Across Law, Prophets, and Writings, עַד testifies that every limit—geographic, temporal, redemptive—serves the God whose purposes prevail “from everlasting to everlasting.”

Forms and Transliterations
וְעַ֖ד וְעַ֣ד וְעַ֣ד־ וְעַד֙ וְעַד־ ועד ועד־ עַ֚ד עַ֛ד עַ֠ד עַ֣ד עַֽד־ עַד֩ עַד־ עד עד־ ‘aḏ ‘aḏ- ad vead wə‘aḏ wə‘aḏ- wə·‘aḏ wə·‘aḏ-
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Ezra 4:21
HEB: לָ֣א תִתְבְּנֵ֔א עַד־ מִנִּ֖י טַעְמָ֥א
KJV: builded, until [another] commandment
INT: be not may not be rebuilt until me commandment

Ezra 4:24
HEB: וַהֲוָת֙ בָּֽטְלָ֔א עַ֚ד שְׁנַ֣ת תַּרְתֵּ֔ין
KJV: So it ceased unto the second
INT: and it was stopped unto year the second

Ezra 5:5
HEB: בַטִּ֣לוּ הִמּ֔וֹ עַד־ טַעְמָ֖א לְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁ
NAS: and they did not stop them until a report
KJV: them to cease, till the matter came
INT: stop them until the matter to Darius

Ezra 5:16
HEB: וּמִן־ אֱדַ֧יִן וְעַד־ כְּעַ֛ן מִתְבְּנֵ֖א
NAS: and from then until now
KJV: that time even until now
INT: and since then until now has been under

Ezra 6:15
HEB: בַּיְתָ֣ה דְנָ֔ה עַ֛ד י֥וֹם תְּלָתָ֖ה
KJV: house was finished on the third day
INT: temple This on day the third

Ezra 7:22
HEB: עַד־ כְּסַף֮ כַּכְּרִ֣ין
KJV: Unto an hundred talents
INT: Unto of silver talents

Ezra 7:22
HEB: כַּכְּרִ֣ין מְאָה֒ וְעַד־ חִנְטִין֙ כֹּרִ֣ין
INT: talents an hundred until of wheat measures

Ezra 7:22
HEB: כֹּרִ֣ין מְאָ֔ה וְעַד־ חֲמַר֙ בַּתִּ֣ין
INT: measures an hundred until of wine baths

Ezra 7:22
HEB: בַּתִּ֣ין מְאָ֔ה וְעַד־ בַּתִּ֥ין מְשַׁ֖ח
INT: baths an hundred until baths of oil

Daniel 2:9
HEB: לְמֵאמַ֣ר קָֽדָמַ֔י עַ֛ד דִּ֥י עִדָּנָ֖א
NAS: before me until the situation
KJV: before me, till the time
INT: to speak before till forasmuch the situation

Daniel 2:20
HEB: מִן־ עָלְמָ֖א וְעַ֣ד־ עָלְמָ֑א דִּ֧י
INT: for forever until and ever For

Daniel 2:34
HEB: חָזֵ֣ה הֲוַ֗יְתָ עַ֠ד דִּ֣י הִתְגְּזֶ֤רֶת
NAS: looking until a stone
KJV: Thou sawest till that a stone
INT: looking continued till forasmuch was cut

Daniel 4:8
HEB: וְעַ֣ד אָחֳרֵ֡ין עַל֩
KJV: But at the last Daniel
INT: at finally came

Daniel 4:17
HEB: קַדִּישִׁ֖ין שְׁאֵֽלְתָ֑א עַד־ דִּבְרַ֡ת דִּ֣י
NAS: of the holy ones, In order that the living
KJV: of the holy ones: to the intent
INT: of the holy and the decision to the intent forasmuch

Daniel 4:23
HEB: בָּרָא֙ חֲלָקֵ֔הּ עַ֛ד דִּֽי־ שִׁבְעָ֥ה
NAS: of the field until seven
KJV: of the field, till seven
INT: of the field share till forasmuch seven

Daniel 4:25
HEB: (עֲלָ֑ךְ ק) עַ֣ד דִּֽי־ תִנְדַּ֗ע
NAS: over you, until you recognize
KJV: over thee, till thou know
INT: will pass and till forasmuch recognize

Daniel 4:32
HEB: (עֲלָ֑ךְ ק) עַ֣ד דִּֽי־ תִנְדַּ֗ע
NAS: over you until you recognize
KJV: over thee, until thou know
INT: will pass and until forasmuch recognize

Daniel 4:33
HEB: גִּשְׁמֵ֣הּ יִצְטַבַּ֑ע עַ֣ד דִּ֥י שַׂעְרֵ֛הּ
NAS: of heaven until his hair
KJV: of heaven, till his hairs
INT: and his body was drenched till forasmuch his hair

Daniel 5:21
HEB: גִּשְׁמֵ֣הּ יִצְטַבַּ֑ע עַ֣ד דִּֽי־ יְדַ֗ע
NAS: of heaven until he recognized
KJV: of heaven; till he knew
INT: and his body was drenched till forasmuch recognized

Daniel 6:7
HEB: אֱלָ֨הּ וֶֽאֱנָ֜שׁ עַד־ יוֹמִ֣ין תְּלָתִ֗ין
KJV: God or man for thirty days,
INT: god man for days thirty

Daniel 6:12
HEB: אֱלָ֨הּ וֶֽאֱנָ֜שׁ עַד־ יוֹמִ֣ין תְּלָתִ֗ין
KJV: God or man within thirty days,
INT: god man within days thirty

Daniel 6:14
HEB: בָּ֖ל לְשֵׁיזָבוּתֵ֑הּ וְעַד֙ מֶֽעָלֵ֣י שִׁמְשָׁ֔א
NAS: Daniel; and even until sunset
KJV: him: and he laboured till the going down
INT: mind delivering until down of the sun

Daniel 6:24
HEB: לְאַרְעִ֣ית גֻּבָּ֗א עַ֠ד דִּֽי־ שְׁלִ֤טֽוּ
NAS: of the den before the lions
INT: the bottom of the den until who overpowered

Daniel 6:26
HEB: תִתְחַבַּ֔ל וְשָׁלְטָנֵ֖הּ עַד־ סוֹפָֽא׃
KJV: and his dominion [shall be even] unto the end.
INT: will not be destroyed and his dominion unto forever

Daniel 7:4
HEB: חָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֡ית עַד֩ דִּי־ מְּרִ֨יטוּ
NAS: looking until its wings
KJV: I beheld till the wings
INT: looking kept till forasmuch were plucked

35 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5705
35 Occurrences


‘aḏ- — 26 Occ.
wə·‘aḏ- — 9 Occ.

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