Lexicon :: Strong's H8543 - tᵊmôl

תְּמוֹל

Transliteration

tᵊmôl

Pronunciation

tem-ole'

Part of Speech

adverb

Root Word (Etymology)

Probably for אֶתְמוֹל (H865)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2521

Strong's Info

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

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

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, , , Mandean עתמאל Nö^{M 202}; Ethiopic Assyrian timâli, itimâli, ina timâli (Dl^{158, 721}); derivation dubious; according to Mei^{Gr. Syr. 118} Kö^{ii. 264 f.} from Arabic II. prolongavit, IV. longam vitam concessit, tempus, the two times, i.e. night and day, in form an infinitive of VI. ; 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.

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