טֶרֶם terem

Hebrew word for “before” · Strong’s H2962 · used 56 times in 49 verses

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Meaning

before, not yet, before that

How it is translated

Glosses given for terem in context, with how often each is used:

• before 44
• not yet 10
• just before 1
• ¿ not yet 1

Where it is used

Also in 6 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Genesis 24 (2), Genesis 27 (2), 1 Samuel 3 (2), Genesis 2 (1), Genesis 19 (1), Genesis 37 (1), Genesis 41 (1), Genesis 45 (1), Exodus 1 (1), Exodus 9 (1)

Forms

• בטרם 36
• טרם 14
• ובטרם 3
• הטרם 1
• וטרם 1
• מטרם 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with terem more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• יָדַע yada “to know” 8
• יָלַד yalad “to beget” 6
• עַד ad “till” 7
• שְׁכֶם shekhem “shoulder” 3
• שָׁכַב shakhav “to lie down” 4
• נַעַר naar “youth” 4
• חוּל chul “to twist” 3
• מוּת mut “to die” 5
• עוֹד od “still” 4
• מִן־ min “from” 5
• זֶה zeh “this” 5
• אֱנוֹשׁ enosh “human” 4

Key verses

The verses using terem that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 24:15 — And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother,…
• Genesis 27:4 — And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
• Deuteronomy 31:21 — And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be…
• 2 Kings 2:9 — And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I…
• Psalms 58:9 — Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.
• Psalms 90:2 — Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
• Psalms 119:67 — Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.
• Isaiah 42:9 — Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
• Isaiah 65:24 — And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
• Jeremiah 1:5 — Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
• Jeremiah 13:16 — Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into…
• Zephaniah 2:2 — Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD’s anger come…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.