where?
an asks about a place, destination, or source, and in some questions asks how long a condition will continue.
The attested uses most often ask about location, origin, or destination, whether someone is going, has come, or should go. A recurring second use asks how long an action, distress, or refusal will continue.
Senses in use
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Questioning place, origin, or destination · dominant
The adverbial and interrogative forms occur in questions about movement and location: in Genesis 16:8 the APB renders the paired question, "where have you come from and where are you going?" In 2 Samuel 2:1, David asks where he should go up, while Psalm 139:7 frames going and fleeing with two such questions.
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Questioning the duration of a condition · common
In a repeated interrogative construction, the form asks how long an ongoing situation will last. In Job 19:2 the APB renders a complaint about continued suffering and crushing words, and in Numbers 14:11 it renders the LORD's question about the people's continuing rejection and lack of faith.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the location questions, the APB commonly uses "where," including questions of origin, destination, and an unknown place. In the duration questions it uses "How long" or "Until when"; these renderings reflect the clauses as a whole rather than providing word-by-word alignment.