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עוֹד

𐤏𐤅𐤃

ʻôwd

H5750 adverb

SILEX Entry

Root עוד to go around, repeat, return, do again

Definition

Adverb signifying duration, repetition, or addition. Used to indicate that an event, action, or state continues (still, yet, as yet), recurs (again, once again, repeatedly), or is augmented (more, further, in addition). Its semantic range encompasses temporal persistence ('still, yet'), recurrence ('again, once more'), and extension/addition ('more, besides, furthermore'). Often functions with prepositions or in combination with other adverbs to nuance meaning.

Semantic Range

still, yet, as yet, again, once more, repeatedly, more, further, besides, in addition, any longer, any more, forever (in certain phrases)

Root / Etymology

From the root עוּד ('to return, repeat, do again, go around'), עוֹד derives as an adverb describing repeated or continued action or state. The participial form connotes the idea of continuation or additional occurrence, shifting the verbal root's sense of 'repeat' or 'do again' to the adverbial 'still,' 'again,' or 'more.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

עוֹד is attested throughout the Hebrew Bible, with consistent usage from early texts (Genesis) through exilic and post-exilic writings. In early Israelite usage, it typically marks continued presence or persistence (e.g., 'Abraham was still standing'). In prophetic and poetic literature, it may emphasize intensity or recurrence ('again I say...'). In legal and narrative contexts, it highlights ongoing status or repeated actions ('shall not... any longer'). Later Biblical Hebrew maintains these functions, and the core semantic force remains relatively unchanged into post-biblical Hebrew. English translations often struggle to render the nuanced differences between temporal ('still'), iterative ('again'), and augmentative ('more') usages—sometimes flattening distinct senses into a single gloss. Related adverbials, such as שׁוּב ('again,' from שׁוּב 'to turn/return'), differ in that עוֹד primarily expresses persistence, continued state, or addition, whereas שׁוּב emphasizes return to a prior point or state. The use of עוֹד with prepositions (e.g., עוֹד מִן 'besides') can expand its function to 'in addition, besides.' Its idiomatic expressions (e.g., עוֹד עוֹלָם 'forever', עוֹד יוֹם 'another day') further extend its semantic reach.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or עֹד; from עוּד; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more; again, [idiom] all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further(-more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more(-over), [idiom] once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within).

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Root Family

עוד (ʿ-w-d) — returning, repeating, continuing, adding

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3034 יָדָה still him
H5704 עַד while still
H5707 עֵד witness
H5709 עֲדָא appointed assembly of
H5712 עֵדָה appointed assembly of

Word Forms

23 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5750-11 עוֹד֙ od HD anymore still, again, further 406
H5750-20 וְ/עוֹד֙ veod HC/D and still and still / again 23
H5750-17 עוֹדֶ֥/נּוּ odenu HD/Sp3ms still still him 16
H5750-01 בְּ/ע֣וֹד beod HR/D within still; again; further 13
H5750-06 הַ/ע֥וֹד haod HTi/D still still; again 7
H5750-14 עוֹדְ/ךָ֖ odekha HD/Sp2ms still still you 3
H5750-05 בְּ/עוֹדִֽ/י beodi HR/D/Sp1cs while I have my being in my continuance 2
H5750-16 עוֹדֶ֨/נִּי odeni HD/Sp1cs I am still still me 2
H5750-22 וְ/עוֹדֶ֣/נּוּ veodenu HC/D/Sp3ms and still he and him still 2
H5750-08 הַ/עוֹדֶ֖/נּוּ haodenu HTi/D/Sp3ms is he still still he 2

Occurrences in Scripture

489 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5750-11 Genesis 4:25 עוֹד֙ od HD again still, again, further
H5750-11 Genesis 7:4 ע֜וֹד od HD yet/still still, again, further
H5750-11 Genesis 8:10 ע֔וֹד od HD yet still, again, further
H5750-11 Genesis 8:12 ע֔וֹד od HD again still, again, further
H5750-11 Genesis 8:12 עֽוֹד od-2 HD again still, again, further
H5750-11 Genesis 8:21 ע֤וֹד od HD anymore still, again, further
H5750-11 Genesis 8:21 ע֛וֹד od-2 HD anymore still, again, further
H5750-11 Genesis 8:22 עֹ֖ד od HD while still, again, further
H5750-11 Genesis 9:11 ע֖וֹד od HD again still, again, further
H5750-11 Genesis 9:11 ע֛וֹד od-2 HD again still, again, further
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