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Lexicon :: Strong's H8543 - tᵊmôl

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תְּמוֹל
Transliteration
tᵊmôl
Pronunciation
tem-ole'
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2521

Strong’s Definitions

תְּמוֹל tᵉmôwl, tem-ole'; or תְּמֹל tᵉmôl; probably for H865; sometimes with H8032 properly, ago, i.e. a (short or long) time since; especially yesterday, or day before yesterday:— before (-time), these (three) days, heretofore, time past, yesterday.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's H8543 in the following manner: times past (with H8032) (7x), heretofore (with H8032) (6x), yesterday (4x), as (3x), beforetime (with H8032) (2x), about these days (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's H8543 in the following manner: times past (with H8032) (7x), heretofore (with H8032) (6x), yesterday (4x), as (3x), beforetime (with H8032) (2x), about these days (1x).

  1. before, before that time, beforetime, heretofore, of late, of old, these days, time(s) past, yesterday, day before yesterday, recently, formerly

    1. yesterday

      1. recently, formerly (usual usage) (fig)

    2. as formerly, so more recently

    3. from yesterday, already

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תְּמוֹל tᵉmôwl, tem-ole'; or תְּמֹל tᵉmôl; probably for H865; sometimes with H8032 properly, ago, i.e. a (short or long) time since; especially yesterday, or day before yesterday:— before (-time), these (three) days, heretofore, time past, yesterday.
STRONGS H8543: Abbreviations
† H8543 תְּמוֹל, (תְּמֹל) 23, H865 אֶתְמוֹל 5, אֹתְּמוֺל †[H865 1 Samuel 10:11], אֶתְּמוֺל [H865 Isaiah 30:33; Micah 2:8] (see infinitive), substantive, used sometimes as adverb accusative, yesterday, figurative recently, formerly (Aramaic אִתְּמָלֵי, תְּמָלֵי, sometimes אִתְּמוֺל, bdb106905, bdb106906, bdb106907Mandean עתמאל NöM 202; Ethiopic bdb106908Assyrian timâli, itimâli, ina timâli (Dl158, 721); derivation dubious; according to MeiGr. Syr. 118 Köii. 264 f. from Arabic bdb106909II. prolongavit, IV. longam vitam concessit, bdb107001tempus, bdb107002the two times, i.e. night and day, in form an infinitive of VI. bdb107003; hence properly long time, (past) time, specialized to yesterday); — yesterday, but usually figurative= recently or formerly:
† 1. 2 Samuel 15:20 תְּמוֺל בּוֺאֲךָ yesterday (=only lately) was thy coming, Job 8:9 תמול אנחנו (of) yesterday (Ges§ 141d) are we, [H865 Psalm 90:4] (genitive) בְּיוֺם אֶתְמוֺל.
† 2. usually in combination with שִׁלְשֹׁם yesterday (and) the third day, to express the idea of formerly: thus
† a. as adverb accusative
(a) גַּם תְּמוֺל גַּם הַיּוֺם 1 Samuel 20:27 (literal), compare Exodus 5:14 (sub b);
(b) תְּמוֺל שִׁלְשֹׁם Exodus 5:8; Ruth 2:11, so אֶתְמ׳ שׁ׳ [H865 1 Samuel 4:7];
(c) גַּם שׁ׳ גַּם ת׳ 2 Samuel 3:17 1 Chronicles 11:2 (|| [H865 2 Samuel 5:2] with אֶתְמ׳).
† b. בִּתְמוֺל שִׁלְשֹׁם as formerly Genesis 31:2, Genesis 31:5; Exodus 5:7; Joshua 4:18; 1 Samuel 21:6 [1 Samuel 21:5] (but Bu מִתְּ׳, as c), 2 Kings 13:5; שׁ׳ כְּאֶתְמ׳ [H865 1 Samuel 14:21; 1 Samuel 19:7]; Exodus 5:14 שׁ׳ כִּת׳ גַּם תְּמוֺל גַּם הַיּוֺם as yesterday (and) the third day (= as formerly), both yesterday and to-day (=so more recently).
† c. מִתְּמוֺל שׁ׳ = (form) aforetime, Exodus 21:29, Exodus 21:36; Joshua 3:4, שׁ׳ וְהוּא לֹא שׂנֵא לוֺ מִתְּ׳ Deuteronomy 4:42; Deuteronomy 19:4, Deuteronomy 19:6; Joshua 20:5; so מֵאִתְּמוֺל שׁ׳ [H865 1 Samuel 10:11]; גַּס גַּס מִשּׁ׳ מִתְּ׳ Exodus 4:10.
† 3. מֵאֶתְמוּל (alone) [H865 Isaiah 30:33] from yesterday = already; וְאֶתְּמוּל עַמִּי [H865 Micah 2:8] corrupt, read וְאַתֶּם לְעַמִּי (WRS, with יָקוּם; עַל עַמִּי We Now, with תָּקוּמוּ), and see שֵׂלְמָה.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

31:2; 31:5

Exodus

4:10; 5:7; 5:8; 5:14; 5:14; 21:29; 21:36

Deuteronomy

4:42; 19:4; 19:6

Joshua

3:6; 4:18; 20:5

Ruth

2:11

1 Samuel

20:27; 21:5

2 Samuel

3:17; 15:20

2 Kings

13:5

1 Chronicles

11:2

Job

8:9

H8543

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Strong's Number H8543 matches the Hebrew תְּמוֹל (tᵊmôl),
which occurs 23 times in 22 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:2 - And Jacob began to notice a change in Laban’s attitude toward him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:5 - He said to them, “I have noticed that your father’s attitude toward me has changed. But the God of my father has been with me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:10 - But Moses pleaded with the LORD, “O Lord, I’m not very good with words. I never have been, and I’m not now, even though you have spoken to me. I get tongue-tied, and my words get tangled.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:7 - “Do not supply any more straw for making bricks. Make the people get it themselves!

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:8 - But still require them to make the same number of bricks as before. Don’t reduce the quota. They are lazy. That’s why they are crying out, ‘Let us go and offer sacrifices to our God.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:14 - Then they whipped the Israelite foremen they had put in charge of the work crews. “Why haven’t you met your quotas either yesterday or today?” they demanded.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:29 - But suppose the ox had a reputation for goring, and the owner had been informed but failed to keep it under control. If the ox then kills someone, it must be stoned, and the owner must also be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:36

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:36 - But if the ox had a reputation for goring, yet its owner failed to keep it under control, he must pay full compensation—a live ox for the dead one—but he may keep the dead ox.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:42

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:42 - Anyone who killed another person unintentionally, without previous hostility, could flee there to live in safety.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:4 - “If someone kills another person unintentionally, without previous hostility, the slayer may flee to any of these cities to live in safety.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:6 - “If the distance to the nearest city of refuge is too far, an enraged avenger might be able to chase down and kill the person who caused the death. Then the slayer would die unfairly, since he had never shown hostility toward the person who died.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:4 - Since you have never traveled this way before, they will guide you. Stay about a half mile[fn] behind them, keeping a clear distance between you and the Ark. Make sure you don’t come any closer.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:18 - As soon as the priests carrying the Ark of the LORD’s Covenant came up out of the riverbed and their feet were on high ground, the water of the Jordan returned and overflowed its banks as before.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 20:5 - If the relatives of the victim come to avenge the killing, the leaders must not release the slayer to them, for he killed the other person unintentionally and without previous hostility.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:11 - “Yes, I know,” Boaz replied. “But I also know about everything you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband. I have heard how you left your father and mother and your own land to live here among complete strangers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:27 - But when David’s place was empty again the next day, Saul asked Jonathan, “Why hasn’t the son of Jesse been here for the meal either yesterday or today?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 21:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:5 - “Don’t worry,” David replied. “I never allow my men to be with women when they are on a campaign. And since they stay clean even on ordinary trips, how much more on this one!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:17 - Meanwhile, Abner had consulted with the elders of Israel. “For some time now,” he told them, “you have wanted to make David your king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:20 - You arrived only recently, and should I force you today to wander with us? I don’t even know where we will go. Go on back and take your kinsmen with you, and may the LORD show you his unfailing love and faithfulness.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 13:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:5 - So the LORD provided someone to rescue the Israelites from the tyranny of the Arameans. Then Israel lived in safety again as they had in former days.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:2 - In the past,[fn] even when Saul was king, you were the one who really led the forces of Israel. And the LORD your God told you, ‘You will be the shepherd of my people Israel. You will be the leader of my people Israel.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:9 - For we were born but yesterday and know nothing.
Our days on earth are as fleeting as a shadow.
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