עַ֑ד — Genesis 49:27 Hebrew Word Study

עַ֑ד

𐤏𐤃

prey

the same as עַד in the sense of the aim of an attack; booty; prey.

Genesis 49:27 · Word #6

Lexicon `H5706`

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`c` — Common — Common noun
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`a` — Absolute — The noun stands independently

unto the limit

Root	עד (ʿ-d)
Core Meanings	continuity, duration, extent, boundary, perpetuity
Semantic Range	as far as, up to, until, during, while, even to, against, as much as, continuously until a point
Conceptual Significance	עַד frames biblical concepts of duration and boundary—whether covenantal permanence ("unto perpetuity"), temporal fulfillment ("until" a set time), or spatial extent—highlighting YHWH’s actions and promises within defined yet often far-reaching limits.
Morphological Notes	Indeclinable Hebrew particle functioning as preposition, adverb, or conjunction; expresses extension up to a spatial, temporal, or qualitative boundary.
Rendering Rationale	The particle עַד expresses movement or extension up to a boundary in space, time, or degree. Rendering it as "unto the limit" preserves the root idea of reaching a defined extent while fitting its function as an indeclinable preposition/adverb (HR morphology) without gender or number distinctions.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H5705-01`	ad	unto the boundary of
`H5703-01`	ad	up to the limit of
`H5704-01`	ad	up to the boundary of
`H5704-02`	aday	unto me
`H5704-03`	adayv	as-far-as him
`H5728-01`	aden	until-now
`H5728-02`	adenah	Until-Now (feminine name)
`H5704-04`	adey	unto the boundary of / as far as / until the limit of
`H5703-02`	adey	unto the boundary of; durations of
`H5704-05`	adeyha	up to her
`H5704-06`	adeykha	as far as you (masculine singular)
`H1157-01`	baadah	behind her
`H1157-03`	baadekha	behind you
`H1157-05`	baadekhem	on behalf of you (masculine plural)
`H1157-06`	baadeni	on-behalf-of-me
`H5704-07`	baadenu	on behalf of us
`H5704-08`	baadeynu	on behalf of us
`H1157-07`	baadi	on behalf of me
`H1157-08`	baado	through him
`H1157-09`	bead	through/behind up to
`H116-01`	bedayin	at that time
`H5704-10`	d	unto the limit
`H1157-10`	havead	through
`H5732-03`	idana	the appointed time
`H5707-10`	laad	for perpetuity
`H5703-03`	laad	to perpetuity
`H5706-02`	lead	for prey
`H1157-11`	mibaad	from behind/through
`H1157-12`	uvead	and through
`H1157-13`	uveod	and-through
`H1157-14`	vaadah	on behalf of her
`H1157-15`	vaadam	on behalf of them
`H1157-16`	vaadenu	on behalf of us
`H1157-17`	vaadi	on my behalf
`H5723-01`	vaaditayim	and Twofold-Prey
`H1157-18`	vaado	through him
`H5703-04`	vaed	and perpetuity
`H5704-11`	vead	and unto (the limit of)
`H1157-19`	vead	and unto
`H5705-02`	vead	and unto-the-limit-of
`H5704-12`	veadeykha	and as-far-as you
`H5704-13`	veadeykhem	and up to you men

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Genesis 49:27	עַ֑ד	ad	prey
Isaiah 33:23	עַֽד	ad	prey
Zephaniah 3:8	לְ/עַ֑ד	lead	for prey