ada · pass away; remove

What it means

ada (עֲדָא) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “pass away; remove”.

To pass, to pass away; in its causative form, to take away, to remove (Aramaic).

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To go, come to an end; lose force.
2. To take from someone what he had: the kingdom, the office, the dominion.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• be revoked ×2
• passed ×2
• was taken ×2
• he removes ×1
• pass away ×1
• they will take away ×1

Where it appears

• Daniel 2:21

  And he changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who know understanding.

• Daniel 3:27

  And the satraps, the prefects, and the governors and the advisers of the king were gathered and were seeing these men, that the fire had not had power over their bodies, and the hair of their head was not singed, and their cloaks had not changed, and the smell of fire had not passed on them.

• Daniel 4:31

  While the word was still in the mouth of the king, a voice fell from the heavens: “To you it is said, King Nebuchadnezzar: the kingdom has passed from you,

• Daniel 5:20

  But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit was hardened so that he acted proudly, he was brought down from the throne of his kingdom, and his honor was taken from him.

• Daniel 6:8

  Now, O king, establish the prohibition and sign the writing, so that it may not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be revoked.”

• Daniel 6:12

  Then they came near and said before the king concerning the prohibition of the king, “Did you not sign a prohibition, that any man who makes a request of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, O king, shall be thrown into the den of the lions?” The king answered and said, “The matter is certain, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be revoked.”

• Daniel 7:12

  And as for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but a lengthening of life was given them for a season and a time.

• Daniel 7:14

  And to him was given dominion and honor and kingdom, and all the peoples, nations, and languages will serve him; his dominion is an eternal dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom one that will not be destroyed.

• Daniel 7:26

  But the court will sit, and his dominion they will take away, to annihilate and to destroy it to the end.