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עַד H5704
H5704 is the Hebrew word עַד, transliterated ʻad and said ad. The King James Version most often renders it for.
What it means
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with).
Where it comes from
properly, the same as H5703 (עַד) (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 72 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.
Verses using עַד
The first 40 of 96 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 3:19 · KJV
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Genesis 6:7 · KJV
And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
Genesis 8:5 · KJV
And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.
Genesis 13:12 · KJV
Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
Genesis 13:15 · KJV
For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
Genesis 31:24 · KJV
And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
Genesis 43:25 · KJV
And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.
Genesis 48:5 · KJV
And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
Exodus 12:24 · KJV
And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.
Exodus 14:13 · KJV
And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
Exodus 14:28 · KJV
And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.
Exodus 22:26 · KJV
If thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:
Exodus 27:5 · KJV
And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.
Exodus 33:22 · KJV
And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:
Leviticus 23:14 · KJV
And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
Leviticus 23:16 · KJV
Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD.
Leviticus 26:18 · KJV
And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.
Deuteronomy 12:28 · KJV
Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God.
Deuteronomy 23:3 · KJV
An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:
Deuteronomy 28:46 · KJV
And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.
Deuteronomy 29:29 · KJV
The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.
Joshua 4:7 · KJV
Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.
Joshua 8:22 · KJV
And the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.
Joshua 14:9 · KJV
And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children’s for ever, because thou hast wholly followed the LORD my God.
Joshua 17:14 · KJV
And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto?
Judges 11:19 · KJV
And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land into my place.
Judges 20:48 · KJV
And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to.
1 Samuel 1:22 · KJV
But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever.
1 Samuel 2:30 · KJV
Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
1 Samuel 3:13 · KJV
For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.
1 Samuel 3:14 · KJV
And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.
1 Samuel 13:13 · KJV
And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.
1 Samuel 20:15 · KJV
But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.
1 Samuel 20:23 · KJV
And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between thee and me for ever.
1 Samuel 20:42 · KJV
And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.
1 Samuel 25:22 · KJV
So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
2 Samuel 3:28 · KJV
And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:
2 Samuel 7:13 · KJV
He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
2 Samuel 7:16 · KJV
And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
2 Samuel 7:24 · KJV
For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5704 mean?
H5704 is the Hebrew word עַד (ʻad), meaning as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with).
How is H5704 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it for (55 times), henceforth even for (3 times), that (2 times), how long (2 times), to (2 times), among others.
How many times does H5704 appear in the Bible?
עַד (ʻad) is tagged in 96 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5704 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: properly, the same as H5703 (עַד) (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition).
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