אז

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אז

/ˈʔaz/

Where it comes from

Cognate to Aramaic אֱדַיִן (ʾĕḏáyin, “then, at that time”), Arabic إِذ (ʔiḏ), إِذَا (ʔiḏā), إِذًا (ʔiḏan).

adverb אָז · az

So, therefore, then, thus. פרשנים אמרו לפני המשחק שזה משחק גדול, אז ניצחנו משחק גדול.
Then, next.
Then, at that time. 2010 February 5, “מ״נעשה ונשמע״ לכפירה בעיקר ־ אז והיום” (mi"na'asé v'nishmá" likh'firá ba'ikár - az v'hayóm, “From "we will do and we will hear" to fundamental heresy - then and today”), News1.
So, so anyway: used to introduce a question or topic, or to return to a previous topic. 2010 February 5, איתן אבריאל (Eytan Avriel), “פרשת פסגות ־ אז ידעו או לא?” (parashát-p'sagót: az yad'ú o lo?, “Psagot account: so did they know, or not?”), TheMarker.

pronoun אָז · az

then (that time) ועד אז לא היה לי מושג שתולים בי כאלו תקוות

In English

so interjection used to introduce a new topic
then at that time
therefore (archaic) for that or this reason
well used in conversation to fill space

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {אז},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%96},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}