טֶ֫רֶם
te.rem
“before”
Definition
properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or before
from an unused root apparently meaning to interrupt or suspend;
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
H:A
Hebrew Adjective
Occurrences
טֶ֫רֶם appears 47 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Even before the fat was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast, because he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”
So the people took their dough before it was leavened, carrying it on their shoulders in kneading bowls wrapped in clothing.
Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.
“Before she was in labor, she gave birth;before she was in pain, she delivered a boy.
Before the spies lay down for the night, Rahab went up on the roof
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