כל עוד

Hebrew

Conjunction

כל עוד • (kol od)

1. As long as, for as long as.
   • 1878, Naftali Herz Imber, הַתִּקְוָה (Hatikvah, “The Hope”: the Israeli national anthem):

     כֹּל עוֹד בַּלֵּבָב פְּנִימָה \ נֶפֶשׁ יְהוּדִי הוֹמִיָּה, \ […] \ עוֹד לֹא אָבְדָה תִּקְוָתֵנוּ, […]

     kol od balevav pnima / nefesh y'hudi homiya, / […] / od lo avda tikvateinu, […]

     As long as in the heart, within, / A Jewish soul still yearns, / […] / Our hope is not yet lost, […]

Adverb

כל עוד • (kol od)

1. As long, for as long.

Usage notes

• Followed by שֶׁ־ (she, “that”).