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טֶרֶם

Properly, non-occurrence ; used adverbially, not yet or before

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טֶרֶם H2962

What does טֶרֶם mean in the Bible?

טֶרֶם is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, non-occurrence ; used adverbially, not yet or before".

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Questions this entry answers

What does טֶרֶם mean in the Bible?

טֶרֶם is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, non-occurrence ; used adverbially, not yet or before".

How does the BSB render H2962?

The BSB source-word alignment has 55 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Before (42), And before (3), even before (2), - (1), . . . (1).

Where does טֶרֶם appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 2:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (10), Isaiah (9), Jeremiah (6), 1 Samuel (5).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
Before 42× Genesis 19:4, Genesis 24:15, Genesis 27:33, Genesis 41:50
And before 3× Genesis 24:45, Genesis 37:18, Jeremiah 1:5
even before 2× Deuteronomy 31:21, Isaiah 65:24
- 1× Genesis 2:5
. . . 1× Exodus 10:7
but before 1× 2 Kings 6:32
did not yet 1× 1 Samuel 3:7
had not yet 1× 1 Samuel 3:7
had yet 1× Genesis 2:5
you before 1× Genesis 27:4
you still do not 1× Exodus 9:30
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 2:5 טֶ֚רֶם to had yet Adverb Genesis 2:5 טֶ֣רֶם to - Adverb Genesis 19:4 טֶרֶם֮ to Before Adverb Genesis 24:15 טֶרֶם֮ to Before Adverb Genesis 24:45 טֶ֨רֶם to And before Adverb Genesis 27:4 בְּטֶ֥רֶם to you before Preposition-b | Adverb Genesis 27:33 בְּטֶ֥רֶם to Before Preposition-b | Adverb Genesis 37:18 וּבְטֶ֙רֶם֙ to and before Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Adverb Genesis 41:50 בְּטֶ֥רֶם to Before Preposition-b | Adverb Genesis 45:28 בְּטֶ֥רֶם to before Preposition-b | Adverb
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 2:5
Aligned rows 55
Books represented 17
Genesis 10 Exodus 4 Leviticus 1 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 1 Joshua 2 Judges 1 1 Samuel 5 2 Kings 2 Job 1 Psalms 4 Proverbs 3 Isaiah 9 Jeremiah 6 Ezekiel 1 Zephaniah 3 Haggai 1
Source forms
בְּטֶ֥רֶם 9x bə·ṭe·rem Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:33, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 45:28
בְּטֶ֣רֶם 8x bə·ṭe·rem Deuteronomy 31:21, 2 Kings 6:32, Job 10:21, Proverbs 8:25
טֶ֣רֶם 6x ṭe·rem Genesis 2:5, Exodus 9:30, Exodus 12:34, Joshua 2:8
בְּטֶ֨רֶם 5x bə·ṭe·rem Exodus 1:19, Leviticus 14:36, Isaiah 7:16, Isaiah 66:7
בְּטֶ֙רֶם֙ 4x bə·ṭe·rem Judges 14:18, Isaiah 8:4, Zephaniah 2:2
בְּטֶרֶם֮ 2x bə·ṭe·rem 1 Samuel 2:15, Ezekiel 16:57
בְּטֶ֖רֶם 2x bə·ṭe·rem 2 Kings 2:9, Psalms 39:13
וּבְטֶ֛רֶם 2x ū·ḇə·ṭe·rem Jeremiah 1:5, Jeremiah 13:16
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Adverb 35x Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:33, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 45:28
Adverb 15x Genesis 2:5, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 24:15, Genesis 24:45
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Adverb 3x Genesis 37:18, Jeremiah 1:5, Jeremiah 13:16
Conjunctive waw | Adverb 1x 1 Samuel 3:7
Preposition-m | Adverb 1x Haggai 2:15
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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