What does עוֹד (ʿwōd) mean in the Bible?
עוֹד (ʿwōd): Temporal-iterative adverb marking continuance, repetition, or additional occurrence; foundational to Hebrew narrative progression and conditional logic.
Hebrew · H5750
עוֹד
Properly, iteration or continuance ; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again , repeatedly , still , more
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עוֹד H5750
Pronunciation ʿwōd
What does עוֹד (ʿwōd) mean in the Bible?
עוֹד (ʿwōd): Temporal-iterative adverb marking continuance, repetition, or additional occurrence; foundational to Hebrew narrative progression and conditional logic.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5750?
The BSB source-word alignment has 490 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (84), longer (74), again (51), more (29), still (17).
Where does עוֹד (ʿwōd) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 4:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (58), Genesis (54), Jeremiah (54), Isaiah (48).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 84× Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 18:29
longer 74× Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Exodus 2:3, Leviticus 17:7
again 51× Genesis 4:25, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:15, Genesis 29:33
more 29× Genesis 45:6, Genesis 45:11, Exodus 9:29, Exodus 11:1
still 17× Genesis 35:16, Genesis 43:7, Genesis 45:3, Exodus 9:17
other 11× Deuteronomy 4:35, Deuteronomy 4:39, 1 Kings 8:60, Isaiah 45:5
- 10× Joshua 5:1, 1 Samuel 7:13, 1 Kings 10:5, Jeremiah 22:10
is still 8× Genesis 45:26, Genesis 45:28, 2 Chronicles 14:7, Isaiah 5:25
anymore 7× Deuteronomy 18:16, 2 Samuel 10:19, 1 Chronicles 19:19, Isaiah 2:4
further 7× 1 Samuel 23:22, 2 Samuel 19:28, 2 Chronicles 32:16, Esther 9:12
While 7× Genesis 29:9, 2 Samuel 12:22, 1 Chronicles 12:1, Job 8:12
Once again 6× Genesis 29:34, 2 Samuel 21:15, 2 Samuel 21:19, 1 Chronicles 20:5
was still 6× Genesis 44:14, 2 Chronicles 34:3, Job 1:16, Job 29:5
yet 6× 1 Samuel 10:22, 2 Chronicles 20:33, Isaiah 10:32, Isaiah 49:20
will again 5× Jeremiah 32:15, Jeremiah 33:13, Zechariah 1:17, Zechariah 8:4
also 4× Exodus 3:15, 2 Samuel 21:20, 1 Chronicles 20:6, Ezekiel 20:27
continued 4× 2 Kings 12:3, 2 Kings 14:4, 2 Kings 15:4, 2 Kings 15:35
There is still 4× 1 Samuel 16:11, 2 Samuel 9:3, 1 Kings 22:8, 2 Chronicles 18:7
Within 4× Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:19, Joshua 1:11, Isaiah 7:8
another 3× Judges 20:25, 2 Samuel 21:18, 2 Kings 4:6
any longer 3× Deuteronomy 5:25, 2 Kings 6:33, Ezekiel 12:28
As long as 3× Genesis 8:22, Job 27:3, Psalms 39:1
besides me 3× Isaiah 47:8, Isaiah 47:10, Zephaniah 2:15
Furthermore 3× Exodus 4:6, 2 Chronicles 17:6, Ecclesiastes 3:16
I will yet 3× Psalms 42:5, Psalms 42:11, Psalms 43:5
left 3× Genesis 31:14, 2 Samuel 9:3, Jeremiah 10:20
no more 3× Job 7:10, Psalms 88:5, Jeremiah 2:31
vvv 3× Genesis 29:27, 2 Samuel 14:29, Proverbs 19:19
any more 2× 2 Samuel 19:29, Jeremiah 20:9
else 2× Genesis 19:12, Exodus 36:6
even more 2× 2 Samuel 6:22, Proverbs 11:24
Is he still 2× Genesis 43:27, 1 Kings 20:32
longer {will} 2× Genesis 17:5, Isaiah 32:5
remain 2× Leviticus 25:51, Zechariah 12:6
remained 2× Genesis 18:22, 1 Samuel 13:7
while I have my being 2× Psalms 104:33, Psalms 146:2
while it is still 2× Proverbs 31:15, Jeremiah 15:9
[and] 1× Zechariah 1:17
[Are] there still 1× Ruth 1:11
[Gomer] again 1× Hosea 1:6
A little more 1× Exodus 17:4
all my life 1× Genesis 48:15
All the while 1× Lamentations 4:17
all your life 1× Numbers 22:30
an added 1× 2 Samuel 19:35
and 1× 2 Chronicles 34:16
And as if 1× 2 Samuel 7:19
and He will once again 1× Zechariah 2:12
and more 1× 2 Samuel 5:13
and no longer 1× Jeremiah 33:24
And once more 1× Genesis 29:35
And though 1× Isaiah 6:13
any 1× Ezekiel 39:28
are still 1× Isaiah 65:24
As he was 1× 1 Kings 1:42
awaits 1× Habakkuk 2:3
away 1× Amos 4:7
back 1× Genesis 24:20
but he also 1× Ecclesiastes 12:9
But while 1× Numbers 11:33
But while he was still 1× Genesis 25:6
can he ever 1× Jeremiah 3:1
Can I forget any longer 1× Micah 6:10
Can I still 1× 2 Samuel 19:35
can it ever 1× Ezekiel 15:5
continue 1× Exodus 9:2
despite 1× Psalms 78:32
Do you still 1× Job 2:9
do you want more 1× Isaiah 1:5
drink 1× Proverbs 23:35
for 1× 1 Kings 12:5
from now 1× Genesis 7:4
further [that] 1× Zechariah 1:17
had again 1× 2 Chronicles 28:17
He is still 1× Genesis 43:28
He still 1× Job 2:3
he was still 1× Judges 8:20
Himself 1× Isaiah 30:20
I am still 1× Psalms 139:18
I had another 1× Genesis 37:9
I still 1× Jeremiah 31:20
I will again 1× Micah 1:15
if they are still 1× Exodus 4:18
in 1× 2 Chronicles 10:5
In a very 1× Isaiah 29:17
in just 1× Isaiah 10:25
In just a little while 1× Jeremiah 51:33
Is anyone else 1× Amos 6:10
is still on him 1× Numbers 19:13
Is there still 1× Haggai 2:19
it is still 1× Genesis 29:7
it stands 1× Judges 6:24
It still 1× Job 6:10
it will still 1× Daniel 11:35
Laban 1× Genesis 29:30
lingers 1× 2 Samuel 1:9
longer allow 1× Ezekiel 36:15
longer face 1× Ezekiel 28:24
Moreover 1× 1 Chronicles 29:3
of more 1× 1 Chronicles 14:3
once more 1× Zechariah 11:15
profusely 1× Genesis 46:29
similar 1× Jeremiah 36:32
Since that time 1× Deuteronomy 34:10
So again 1× 1 Samuel 10:22
soon 1× Hosea 1:4
still others 1× Isaiah 56:8
Then [Joseph] had another 1× Genesis 37:9
There are still 1× Judges 7:4
there is more 1× Job 36:2
there will once more 1× Jeremiah 33:12
They are ever 1× Psalms 84:4
They have also 1× Ezekiel 23:38
they will once again 1× Jeremiah 31:23
they will still 1× Psalms 92:14
to further 1× Numbers 32:14
to keep 1× 2 Samuel 19:28
What else 1× Judges 18:24
What more 1× 1 Samuel 18:8
while [Bathsheba] was still 1× 1 Kings 1:22
While Elisha was still 1× 2 Kings 6:33
While he 1× Job 1:17
while he was still 1× 2 Samuel 18:14
while I am still 1× Deuteronomy 31:27
while it was still 1× 2 Samuel 3:35
While they were still 1× Esther 6:14
while you are still 1× 1 Kings 1:14
will another one 1× Jeremiah 3:16
will once again 1× Jeremiah 31:39
will take it 1× Isaiah 28:4
will yet 1× Zechariah 8:20
would never again 1× Isaiah 54:9
Yet a little while 1× Psalms 37:10
you again 1× Jeremiah 2:9
you are still 1× Genesis 46:30
you had another 1× Genesis 43:6
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 4:25 עוֹד֙ to again Adverb Genesis 7:4 ע֜וֹד to from now Adverb Genesis 8:10 ע֔וֹד to . . . Adverb Genesis 8:12 ע֔וֹד to . . . Adverb Genesis 8:12 עֽוֹד׃ to . . . Adverb Genesis 8:21 ע֤וֹד to . . . Adverb Genesis 8:21 ע֛וֹד to . . . Adverb Genesis 8:22 עֹ֖ד to As long as Adverb Genesis 9:11 ע֖וֹד to again Adverb Genesis 9:11 ע֛וֹד to again Adverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 4:25
Aligned rows 490
Books represented 36
Genesis 54 Exodus 13 Leviticus 4 Numbers 9 Deuteronomy 15 Joshua 5 Judges 12 Ruth 2 1 Samuel 17 2 Samuel 35 1 Kings 12 2 Kings 13 1 Chronicles 11 2 Chronicles 14 Nehemiah 1 Esther 3 Job 18 Psalms 22 Proverbs 6 Ecclesiastes 6 Isaiah 48 Jeremiah 54 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 58 Daniel 6 Hosea 10 Joel 3 Amos 7 Jonah 1 Micah 4 Nahum 4 Habakkuk 1 Zephaniah 3 Haggai 2 Zechariah 15 Malachi 1
Source forms
ע֖וֹד 74x ‘ō·wḏ Genesis 9:11, Genesis 29:27, Genesis 29:30, Genesis 37:5
עוֹד֙ 42x ‘ō·wḏ Genesis 4:25, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 30:19, Genesis 32:28
ע֛וֹד 36x ‘ō·wḏ Genesis 8:21, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 17:5, Genesis 24:20
ע֑וֹד 35x ‘ō·wḏ Judges 18:24, Ruth 1:14, 1 Samuel 18:29, 2 Samuel 7:10
עֽוֹד׃ 33x ‘ō·wḏ Genesis 8:12, Genesis 46:29, Leviticus 27:20, Numbers 8:25
ע֔וֹד 26x ‘ō·wḏ Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 30:7, Genesis 35:9
ע֥וֹד 26x ‘ō·wḏ Genesis 35:16, Exodus 17:4, Leviticus 25:51, Joshua 2:11
ע֣וֹד 22x ‘ō·wḏ Exodus 11:1, Judges 9:37, 2 Samuel 2:22, 1 Kings 22:8
Parsing patterns
Adverb 413x Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12
Conjunctive waw | Adverb 23x Genesis 45:6, 1 Samuel 18:8, 1 Chronicles 29:3, 2 Chronicles 17:6
Adverb | third person masculine singular 18x Genesis 18:22, Genesis 29:9, Genesis 43:27, Genesis 43:28
Preposition-b | Adverb 14x Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 48:7, Joshua 1:11
Adverb | second person masculine singular 3x Genesis 46:30, Exodus 9:17, Job 2:9
Preposition-b | Adverb | first person common singular 3x Deuteronomy 31:27, Psalms 104:33, Psalms 146:2
Adverb | first person common singular 2x Joshua 14:11, 1 Samuel 20:14
Adverb | third person masculine plural 2x Exodus 4:18, Esther 6:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Temporal-iterative adverb marking continuance, repetition, or additional occurrence; foundational to Hebrew narrative progression and conditional logic.
Source Gloss
properly, iteration or continuance ; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again , repeatedly , still , more
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain