Hebrew · H5704, H4100 · unreviewed

עַד־מָה

As far (or long , or much ) as , whether of space ( even unto ) or time ( during , while , until ) or degree ( equally with ) · properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when? ); but also exclamation, what! (including how! ), or indefinitely what (including whatever , and even relatively, that which ); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses

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עַד H5704 as far (or long , or much ) as , whether of space ( even unto ) or time ( during , while , until ) or degree ( equally with )
מָה H4100 properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when? ); but also exclamation, what! (including how! ), or indefinitely what (including whatever , and even relatively, that which ); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses
Pronunciation māh
Interrogative pronoun functioning as existential probe; shifts from question to exclamation to indefinite reference depending on context.
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What does עַד־מָה (ad-mah) mean in the Bible?

עַד · מָה is a Hebrew word meaning "until when? how long?". until when?

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Meaning

until when? how long?
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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