Ad matay (עד מתי) means until when in Hebrew.
It can also mean how long and how much longer. It is a question word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עַד מָתַי
ad matay
question word
In English
until when, how long, how much longer
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Ad matay.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לכמה זמן, באיזה זמן לכל המאוחר; למשך כמה זמן, כמה עוד.
עַד מָתַי מֵאַנְתָּ לֵעָנֹת מִפָּנָי שַׁלַּח עַמִּי וְיַעַבְדֻנִי.
- 2זעקה הקוראת להתבוננות פנימית (אינטרוספקציה) בנסיבות של מצב קשה ומתמשך, ומייחלת את סיומו הקרב.
עַד מָתַי יִהְיֶה זֶה לָנוּ לְמוֹקֵשׁ שַׁלַּח אֶת הָאֲנָשִׁים וְיַעַבְדוּ אֶת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם הֲטֶרֶם תֵּדַע כִּי אָבְדָה מִצְרָיִם.
- 3יהדות, חסידות חב"דקריאה המשמשת לבקש מאלוהים את הבאת הגאולה..
- 4סלנג, צה"לשאלה רטורית המתייחסת לזמן הנותר לשירות החובה הצבאי.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ad matay is a question word.
- Written with vowel points
- עַד מָתַי
- Written without vowel points
- עד מתי
- Said
- ad matay
- Gematria
- 524
This is how Ad matay is said in other languages.
- English
- until when, how long, how much longer
These words come before and after Ad matay in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ad matay.
What does Ad matay (עד מתי) mean in Hebrew?
Ad matay (עד מתי) means until when, how long, and how much longer. It is said ad matay, with the stress on tay.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עד מתי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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