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טֶרֶם H2962
H2962 is the Hebrew word טֶרֶם, transliterated ṭerem and said teh'-rem. The King James Version most often renders it before.
What it means
properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or before.
Where it comes from
from an unused root apparently meaning to interrupt or suspend.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: before, ere, not yet.
Verses using טֶרֶם
All 8 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 2:5 · KJV
And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
Genesis 27:4 · KJV
And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
Exodus 1:19 · KJV
And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.
Exodus 10:7 · KJV
And Pharaoh’s servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?
Numbers 11:33 · KJV
And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague.
1 Samuel 3:7 · KJV
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.
Jeremiah 1:5 · KJV
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
Haggai 2:15 · KJV
And now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the LORD:
Common questions
What does Strong's H2962 mean?
H2962 is the Hebrew word טֶרֶם (ṭerem), meaning properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or before.
How is H2962 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it before (5 times), yet (3 times), ere (1 time).
How many times does H2962 appear in the Bible?
טֶרֶם (ṭerem) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2962 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root apparently meaning to interrupt or suspend.
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