עֲדֶֽנָ/ה

𐤏𐤃𐤍/𐤄

ʻăden

Adverb indicating a temporal state meaning 'still', 'yet', or 'up to now', often describing an action, situation, or condition that persists to the present moment or has not yet changed. The term is used to mark continuity or ongoing status, typically in negative statements ('not yet') or questions ('still?').

H5728

Ecclesiastes 4:2 · Word #12

Lexicon H5728

Lemmaעֲדֶן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤃𐤍
Transliterationʻăden
Strong'sH5728
DefinitionAdverb indicating a temporal state meaning 'still', 'yet', or 'up to now', often describing an action, situation, or condition that persists to the present moment or has not yet changed. The term is used to mark continuity or ongoing status, typically in negative statements ('not yet') or questions ('still?').

Morphology HD/Sh All morphology codes

Part of Speech D — Adverb — Modifies a verb

SIBI-P1 Translation H5728-02

until now

Morphological NotesAdverb; compound form from עַד + הֵן, with optional emphatic suffix -nāh (עֲדֶנָּה).
Rendering RationaleThe term is a compound of עַד (“until, up to”) and הֵן (“now, here”), forming an adverb meaning “until now.” The emphatic -nāh ending in the alternate form strengthens the sense of ongoing or persisting state up to the present moment.

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