Midvash

טֶרֶםṭerem

not yet, ere, before that, construed mostly with the imperfect

Pronunciation: teh'-rem · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2962

Meanings

1. not yet, in an independent sentence (Genesis 2:5; Genesis 19:4; Genesis 24:15)

2. with the same force (Genesis 27:33; Genesis 37:18; Genesis 41:50)

3. from before the laying of one stone upon another, etc. (Haggai 2:15)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 56 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 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.
  • Genesis 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.
  • Genesis 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.
  • Genesis 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.’
  • Genesis 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.”
  • Genesis 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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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).