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”).
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