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H865

אֶתְמוֹל

ʼethmôwl · eth-mole'

heretofore; definitely yesterday

Lexicon

Derivation: or אִתְמוֹל; or אֶתְמוּל; probably from H853 (אֵת) or H854 (אֵת) and H4136 (מוּל);

heretofore; definitely yesterday

  1. heretofore
  2. definitely yesterday

Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.

KJV renderings: [phrase] before (that) time, [phrase] heretofore, of late (old), [phrase] times past, yester(day).

Letters

א
Alef
ת
Tav
מ
Mem
ו
Vav
ל
Lamed
  1. אAlef1

    Picture: ox head

    Concrete
    ox · bull · cattle
    Extended
    strength · leader · first · the one in front
  2. תTav400

    Picture: a crossed mark

    Concrete
    mark · sign · cross · signature
    Extended
    a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
  3. מMem40

    Picture: waves of water

    Concrete
    water · sea · blood · liquid
    Extended
    chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
  4. וVav6

    Picture: tent peg or hook

    Concrete
    nail · peg · hook
    Extended
    to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
  5. לLamed30

    Picture: shepherd's staff or goad

    Concrete
    staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
    Extended
    authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward

Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)

strength, the leader › the mark, the covenant sign › water, chaos, the mighty deep › to fasten and establish › authority, the one who leads

Strength, the leader of the mark, the covenant sign of water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to fasten and establish of authority, the one who leads.

Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֶתְמוֹל above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.

Usage

8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 8 distinct forms

KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.

  • unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore1 · 13%
  • him beforetime1 · 13%
  • before1 · 13%
  • as in times past1 · 13%
  • also in time past1 · 13%
  • yesterday1 · 13%
  • of old1 · 13%
  • even of late1 · 13%

Where it is used, by book.

Inflected forms found in the text.

כְּאֶתְמ֣וֹל1אֶתְמ֣וֹל1מֵאִתְּמ֣וֹל1אֶ֭תְמוֹל1וְאֶתְמ֗וּל1מֵֽאֶתְמוּל֙1כְּאֶתְמ֥וֹל1אֶתְמ֥וֹל1

Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.

Concordance