Strong's Hebrew · H2962

טֶרֶם

ṭerem · teh'-rem

before, ere, not yet.

Definition

properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or before

Derivation

from an unused root apparently meaning to interrupt or suspend;

Appears 55 times in Scripture

Genesis 27:4

Then prepare a tasty dish that I love and bring it to me to eat, so that I may bless you before I die.”

Exodus 9:30

But as for you and your officials, I know that you still do not fear the LORD our God.”

Genesis 41:50

Before the years of famine arrived, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.

Genesis 2:5

Now no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth, nor had any plant of the field sprouted, for the LORD God had not yet sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.

Exodus 1:19

The midwives answered Pharaoh, “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before a midwife arrives.”

Genesis 27:33

Isaac began to tremble violently and said, “Who was it, then, who hunted the game and brought it to me? Before you came in, I ate it all and blessed him—and indeed, he will be blessed!”

Genesis 37:18

Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.

Genesis 19:4

Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house.

Genesis 24:45

And before I had finished praying in my heart, there was Rebekah coming out with her jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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