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Lexicon :: Strong's H2962 - ṭerem

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טֶרֶם
Transliteration
ṭerem
Pronunciation
teh'-rem
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Part of Speech
preposition
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root apparently meaning to interrupt or suspend
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TWOT Reference: 826

Strong’s Definitions

טֶרֶם ṭerem, teh'-rem; from an unused root apparently meaning to interrupt or suspend; properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or before:—before, ere, not yet.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H2962 in the following manner: before, ere, not yet, neither.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H2962 in the following manner: before, ere, not yet, neither.

  1. before, not yet, before that

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
טֶרֶם ṭerem, teh'-rem; from an unused root apparently meaning to interrupt or suspend; properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or before:—before, ere, not yet.
STRONGS H2962: Abbreviations
טֶ֫רֶם 54, once ([H2958 Ruth 3:14] Kt) טְרוֺם, adverb of time, not yet, ere, before that (derivation unknown: not found in cognate languages) — construed mostly with the imperfect (with the perfect only Genesis 24:15 (Genesis 24:45 imperfect), 1 Samuel 3:7a (1 Samuel 3:7b imperfect), and בְּטֶרֶם Psalm 90:2; Proverbs 8:25): —
1. † טֶרֶם in an independent sentence, not yet, Genesis 2:5 and all the plants of the field טרם יהיה בארץ were not yet in the earth, etc., Genesis 19:4 טרם ישׁכבו not yet had they lain down, when etc., Genesis 24:15, Genesis 24:45; Numbers 11:33; Joshua 2:8; 1 Samuel 3:3, 1 Samuel 3:7 (twice in verse); of present time, Exodus 9:30; Exodus 10:7 הֲטֶרֶם תֵּדַע dost thou not yet know, etc.?; in a subordinate clause, ere, before that, Exodus 12:34 they took their dough טרם יחמץ before it was leavened, Joshua 3:1; Psalm 119:67; of future time Isaiah 65:24. More frequently
2. בְּטֶרֶם 39, with the same force: of past time, Genesis 27:33 I ate of all בטרם תבא before thou camest, Genesis 37:18; Genesis 41:50; Judges 14:18; 1 Samuel 2:15; Jeremiah 1:5; Jeremiah 47:1; Ezekiel 16:57; Psalm 90:2; Proverbs 8:25 (both with perfect); more often of present or future, as Genesis 27:4 בטרם אמות before I die (so Genesis 45:28, compare Psalm 39:14 [Psalm 39:13]; Job 10:21), Leviticus 14:36; Deuteronomy 31:21; 1 Samuel 9:13; 2 Kings 2:9; Isaiah 7:16; Isaiah 42:9; Isaiah 48:5; Jeremiah 13:16; the imperfect with a frequently force, Exodus 1:19 before the midwife cometh, they are wont to bear, [H2958 Ruth 3:14]; Proverbs 18:13. Pleon. [Pleonastic] בְּטֶרֶם לֹא Zephaniah 2:2 (twice in verse). Construed with a substantive in the genitive, Isaiah 17:14 בְּטֶרֶם בֹּקֶר = ere morning, Isaiah 28:4 בְּטֶרֶם קַיִץ; with an infinitive Zephaniah 2:2a (but read here with Greek Version of the LXX We בְּטֶרֶם לאֹ תֵהְיוּן כְּמוֺץ עֹבֵר, without יוֺם, 'before ye become as chaff passing away').
3. מִטֶּרֶם Haggai 2:15 (followed by infinitive) מִטֶּרֶם שׂוּם אֶבֶן from before the laying of one stone upon another, etc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

2:5; 19:4; 24:15; 24:15; 24:45; 24:45; 27:4; 27:33; 37:18; 41:50; 45:28

Exodus

1:19; 9:30; 10:7; 12:34

Leviticus

14:36

Numbers

11:33

Deuteronomy

31:21

Joshua

2:8; 3:1

Judges

14:18

1 Samuel

2:15; 3:3; 3:7; 3:7; 3:7; 9:13

2 Kings

2:9

Job

10:21

Psalms

39:13; 90:2; 90:2; 119:67

Proverbs

8:25; 8:25; 18:13

Isaiah

7:16; 17:14; 28:4; 42:9; 48:5; 65:24

Jeremiah

1:5; 13:16; 47:1

Ezekiel

16:57

Zephaniah

2:2; 2:2

Haggai

2:15

H2962

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Strong's Number H2962 matches the Hebrew טֶרֶם (ṭerem),
which occurs 56 times in 49 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:5 - neither wild plants nor grains were growing on the earth. For the LORD God had not yet sent rain to water the earth, and there were no people to cultivate the soil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:4 - But before they retired for the night, all the men of Sodom, young and old, came from all over the city and surrounded the house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:15 - Before he had finished praying, he saw a young woman named Rebekah coming out with her water jug on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel, who was the son of Abraham’s brother Nahor and his wife, Milcah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:45

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:45 - “Before I had finished praying in my heart, I saw Rebekah coming out with her water jug on her shoulder. She went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:4 - Prepare my favorite dish, and bring it here for me to eat. Then I will pronounce the blessing that belongs to you, my firstborn son, before I die.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:33 - Isaac began to tremble uncontrollably and said, “Then who just served me wild game? I have already eaten it, and I blessed him just before you came. And yes, that blessing must stand!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:18 - When Joseph’s brothers saw him coming, they recognized him in the distance. As he approached, they made plans to kill him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:50

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:50 - During this time, before the first of the famine years, two sons were born to Joseph and his wife, Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 45:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:28 - Then Jacob exclaimed, “It must be true! My son Joseph is alive! I must go and see him before I die.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:19 - “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women,” the midwives replied. “They are more vigorous and have their babies so quickly that we cannot get there in time.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:30 - But I know that you and your officials still do not fear the LORD God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:7 - Pharaoh’s officials now came to Pharaoh and appealed to him. “How long will you let this man hold us hostage? Let the men go to worship the LORD their God! Don’t you realize that Egypt lies in ruins?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:34

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:34 - The Israelites took their bread dough before yeast was added. They wrapped their kneading boards in their cloaks and carried them on their shoulders.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:36 - Before the priest goes in to inspect the house, he must have the house emptied so nothing inside will be pronounced ceremonially unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:33 - But while they were gorging themselves on the meat—while it was still in their mouths—the anger of the LORD blazed against the people, and he struck them with a severe plague.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:21 - And when great disasters come down on them, this song will stand as evidence against them, for it will never be forgotten by their descendants. I know the intentions of these people, even now before they have entered the land I swore to give them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:8 - Before the spies went to sleep that night, Rahab went up on the roof to talk with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:1 - Early the next morning Joshua and all the Israelites left Acacia Grove[fn] and arrived at the banks of the Jordan River, where they camped before crossing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:18 - So before sunset of the seventh day, the men of the town came to Samson with their answer:
“What is sweeter than honey?
What is stronger than a lion?” Samson replied, “If you hadn’t plowed with my heifer, you wouldn’t have solved my riddle!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:14 - So Ruth lay at Boaz’s feet until the morning, but she got up before it was light enough for people to recognize each other. For Boaz had said, “No one must know that a woman was here at the threshing floor.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:15 - Sometimes the servant would come even before the animal’s fat had been burned on the altar. He would demand raw meat before it had been boiled so that it could be used for roasting.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 3:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:3 - The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was sleeping in the Tabernacle[fn] near the Ark of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 3:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:7 - Samuel did not yet know the LORD because he had never had a message from the LORD before.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:13 - Hurry and catch him before he goes up there to eat. The guests won’t begin eating until he arrives to bless the food.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:9 - When they came to the other side, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me what I can do for you before I am taken away.”
And Elisha replied, “Please let me inherit a double share of your spirit and become your successor.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:32 - Elisha was sitting in his house with the elders of Israel when the king sent a messenger to summon him. But before the messenger arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “A murderer has sent a man to cut off my head. When he arrives, shut the door and keep him out. We will soon hear his master’s steps following him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:21 - before I leave—never to return—
for the land of darkness and utter gloom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:13 - Leave me alone so I can smile again
before I am gone and exist no more.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:9 - God will sweep them away, both young and old,
faster than a pot heats over burning thorns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 90:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:2 - Before the mountains were born,
before you gave birth to the earth and the world,
from beginning to end, you are God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:67

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:67 - I used to wander off until you disciplined me;
but now I closely follow your word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:25 - Before the mountains were formed,
before the hills, I was born—

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:13 - Spouting off before listening to the facts
is both shameful and foolish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:7 - O God, I beg two favors from you;
let me have them before I die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:16 - For before the child is that old, the lands of the two kings you fear so much will both be deserted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:4 - For before this child is old enough to say ‘Papa’ or ‘Mama,’ the king of Assyria will carry away both the abundance of Damascus and the riches of Samaria.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:14 - In the evening Israel waits in terror,
but by dawn its enemies are dead.
This is the just reward of those who plunder us,
a fitting end for those who destroy us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:4 - It sits at the head of a fertile valley,
but its glorious beauty will fade like a flower.
Whoever sees it will snatch it up,
as an early fig is quickly picked and eaten.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:9 - Everything I prophesied has come true,
and now I will prophesy again.
I will tell you the future before it happens.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:5 - That is why I told you what would happen;
I told you beforehand what I was going to do.
Then you could never say, ‘My idols did it.
My wooden image and metal god commanded it to happen!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:24 - I will answer them before they even call to me.
While they are still talking about their needs,
I will go ahead and answer their prayers!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:7 - “Before the birth pains even begin,
Jerusalem gives birth to a son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:5 - “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb.
Before you were born I set you apart
and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:16 - Give glory to the LORD your God
before it is too late.
Acknowledge him before he brings darkness upon you,
causing you to stumble and fall on the darkening mountains.
For then, when you look for light,
you will find only terrible darkness and gloom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:10 - So the king told Ebed-melech, “Take thirty of my men with you, and pull Jeremiah out of the cistern before he dies.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:1 - This is the LORD’s message to the prophet Jeremiah concerning the Philistines of Gaza, before it was captured by the Egyptian army.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:57

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:57 - But now your greater wickedness has been exposed to all the world, and you are the one who is scorned—by Edom[fn] and all her neighbors and by Philistia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:2 - Gather before judgment begins,
before your time to repent is blown away like chaff.
Act now, before the fierce fury of the LORD falls
and the terrible day of the LORD’s anger begins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hag 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:15 - Look at what was happening to you before you began to lay the foundation of the LORD’s Temple.
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