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אֶמֶשׁ H570
H570 is the Hebrew word אֶמֶשׁ, transliterated ʼemesh and said eh'-mesh. The King James Version most often renders it yesternight.
What it means
yesterday or last night.
Where it comes from
time past, i.e..
How the King James Version translates it
Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: former time, yesterday(-night).
Verses using אֶמֶשׁ
All 4 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 19:34 · KJV
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
Genesis 31:29 · KJV
It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
2 Kings 9:26 · KJV
Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the LORD; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith the LORD. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according to the word of the LORD.
Job 30:3 · KJV
For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste.
Common questions
What does Strong's H570 mean?
H570 is the Hebrew word אֶמֶשׁ (ʼemesh), meaning yesterday or last night.
How is H570 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it yesternight (2 times), yesterday (1 time), former time (1 time).
How many times does H570 appear in the Bible?
אֶמֶשׁ (ʼemesh) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H570 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: time past, i.e..
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