8543. temol

Lexicon

temol: Yesterday, recently, formerly

Original Word: תְּמוֹל
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: tmowl
Pronunciation: te-mole
Phonetic Spelling: (tem-ole')
Definition: Yesterday, recently, formerly
Meaning: ago, a, time since, yesterday, day before yesterday

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

before time, these three days, heretofore, time past, yesterday

Or tmol {tem-ole'}; probably for 'ethmowl; properly, ago, i.e. A (short or long) time since; especially yesterday, or (with shilshowm) day before yesterday -- + before (-time), + these (three) days, + heretofore, + time past, yesterday.

see HEBREW 'ethmowl

see HEBREW shilshowm

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
yesterday, recently, formerly
NASB Translation
before* (3), beforehand* (1), formerly (2), formerly* (1), past (1), past* (2), previously* (9), recently* (1), times* (2), yesterday (4), yesterday* (1).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to truncate or cut short.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1538 (hekastos): While not a direct equivalent, this Greek term is often used in contexts involving time or sequence, such as "each" or "every," which can relate to the concept of past occurrences.
• G2250 (hemera): This Greek word means "day" and is used in contexts that can include references to specific days, including those in the past.
• G5504 (chthes): This is the Greek equivalent of "yesterday," directly corresponding to the Hebrew "temol" in terms of denoting the previous day.

The term "temol" is a significant lexical item in biblical Hebrew, providing insight into the narrative and theological emphasis on the passage of time and the relationship between past and present in the biblical text.

Usage: The word "temol" is used in the Hebrew Bible to indicate a recent past, often in the context of contrasting past events with present circumstances. It is used to express a short time frame that has elapsed, typically within a day or two.

Context: • The Hebrew word תְּמוֹל (temol) appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, often to emphasize the immediacy or recency of past events. It is used to draw a distinction between the past and the present, highlighting changes or developments that have occurred.
• In Exodus 4:10, Moses uses "temol" to express his inadequacy in speech, saying, "O Lord, I am not eloquent, neither in the past (temol) nor since You have spoken to Your servant." Here, "temol" underscores Moses' longstanding difficulty with speech, contrasting it with the present moment of divine calling.
• In 1 Samuel 20:27, the term is used in the context of David's absence from the king's table: "But the next day, the second day of the month, David's place was empty again. So Saul said to his son Jonathan, 'Why hasn't the son of Jesse come to the meal, either yesterday (temol) or today?'"
• The use of "temol" in these passages serves to create a narrative link between past actions and current situations, often highlighting continuity or change.

Forms and Transliterations

כִּתְמ֣וֹל כִּתְמ֥וֹל כִּתְמֹ֣ל כִתְמוֹל־ כתמול כתמול־ כתמל מִתְּמ֣וֹל מִתְּמ֥וֹל מִתְּמֹ֣ל מִתְּמֹ֥ל מִתְּמוֹל֙ מתמול מתמל תְּמ֖וֹל תְּמ֣וֹל תְּמ֣וֹל ׀ תְּמ֤וֹל תְּמ֥וֹל תְּמוֹל֙ תְמ֣וֹל תמול chitmol kiṯ·mō·wl ḵiṯ·mō·wl- kiṯ·mōl kitMol kiṯmōl kiṯmōwl ḵiṯmōwl- mit·tə·mō·wl mit·tə·mōl mittemOl mittəmōl mittəmōwl tə·mō·wl ṯə·mō·wl teMol təmōwl ṯəmōwl

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 31:2
HEB: אֵינֶ֛נּוּ עִמּ֖וֹ כִּתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃
NAS: it was not [friendly] toward him as formerly.
KJV: of Laban, and, behold, it [was] not toward him as before.
INT: not toward formerly before

Genesis 31:5
HEB: אֵינֶ֥נּוּ אֵלַ֖י כִּתְמֹ֣ל שִׁלְשֹׁ֑ם וֵֽאלֹהֵ֣י
NAS: that it is not [friendly] toward me as formerly, but the God
KJV: countenance, that it [is] not toward me as before;
INT: is not toward formerly before the God

Exodus 4:10
HEB: אָנֹ֗כִי גַּ֤ם מִתְּמוֹל֙ גַּ֣ם מִשִּׁלְשֹׁ֔ם
INT: I neither before nor time

Exodus 5:7
HEB: לִלְבֹּ֥ן הַלְּבֵנִ֖ים כִּתְמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁ֑ם הֵ֚ם
NAS: to make brick as previously; let them go
INT: to make brick before before that time themselves

Exodus 5:8
HEB: הֵם֩ עֹשִׂ֨ים תְּמ֤וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁם֙ תָּשִׂ֣ימוּ
NAS: they were making previously, you shall impose
INT: they were making before before that time shall impose

Exodus 5:14
HEB: חָקְכֶ֤ם לִלְבֹּן֙ כִּתְמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם גַּם־
NAS: either yesterday or
KJV: in making brick both yesterday and to day,
INT: your required making yesterday before that time either

Exodus 5:14
HEB: שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם גַּם־ תְּמ֖וֹל גַּם־ הַיּֽוֹם׃
NAS: today in making brick as previously?
INT: before that time either yesterday or today

Exodus 21:29
HEB: נַגָּ֨ח ה֜וּא מִתְּמֹ֣ל שִׁלְשֹׁ֗ם וְהוּעַ֤ד
NAS: however, an ox was previously in the habit of goring
INT: the habit he before before that time has been warned

Exodus 21:36
HEB: נַגָּ֥ח הוּא֙ מִתְּמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם וְלֹ֥א
NAS: that the ox was previously in the habit of goring,
INT: the habit he before before that time has not

Deuteronomy 4:42
HEB: שֹׂנֵ֥א ל֖וֹ מִתְּמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשׁ֑וֹם וְנָ֗ס
NAS: toward him in time past; and by fleeing
KJV: and hated him not in times past;
INT: without enmity past time fleeing

Deuteronomy 19:4
HEB: שֹׂנֵ֥א ל֖וֹ מִתְּמֹ֥ל שִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃
NAS: not hating him previously--
KJV: whom he hated not in time past;
INT: not hating time past

Deuteronomy 19:6
HEB: ה֛וּא ל֖וֹ מִתְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃
NAS: since he had not hated him previously.
KJV: he hated him not in time past.
INT: hated he time past

Joshua 3:4
HEB: עֲבַרְתֶּ֛ם בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ מִתְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃ ס
INT: passed way before before that time

Joshua 4:18
HEB: לִמְקוֹמָ֔ם וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ כִתְמוֹל־ שִׁלְשׁ֖וֹם עַל־
NAS: all its banks as before.
KJV: over all his banks, as [they did] before.
INT: to their place and went as before over

Joshua 20:5
HEB: ה֛וּא ל֖וֹ מִתְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃
INT: hate he before before that time

Ruth 2:11
HEB: לֹא־ יָדַ֖עַתְּ תְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃
NAS: to a people that you did not previously know.
INT: not know before before that time

1 Samuel 20:27
HEB: יִשַׁ֛י גַּם־ תְּמ֥וֹל גַּם־ הַיּ֖וֹם
NAS: either yesterday or
KJV: to meat, neither yesterday, nor to day?
INT: of Jesse either yesterday or age

1 Samuel 21:6
HEB: עֲצֻֽרָה־ לָ֙נוּ֙ כִּתְמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם בְּצֵאתִ֕י
INT: ess be able before before that time after

2 Samuel 3:17
HEB: לֵאמֹ֑ר גַּם־ תְּמוֹל֙ גַּם־ שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם
NAS: In times past you were seeking
KJV: for David in times past
INT: saying in times again past

2 Samuel 15:20
HEB: תְּמ֣וֹל ׀ בּוֹאֶ֗ךָ וְהַיּ֞וֹם
NAS: You came [only] yesterday, and shall I today
KJV: Whereas thou camest [but] yesterday, should I this day
INT: yesterday came today

2 Kings 13:5
HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּאָהֳלֵיהֶ֖ם כִּתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃
INT: of Israel their tents before before that time

1 Chronicles 11:2
HEB: גַּם־ תְּמ֣וֹל גַּם־ שִׁלְשׁ֗וֹם
NAS: In times past, even when Saul
KJV: And moreover in time past,
INT: even time even past

Job 8:9
HEB: כִּֽי־ תְמ֣וֹל אֲ֭נַחְנוּ וְלֹ֣א
NAS: For we are [only] of yesterday and know
KJV: (For we [are but of] yesterday, and know
INT: Because yesterday we nothing

23 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8543
23 Occurrences

ḵiṯ·mō·wl- — 1 Occ.
kiṯ·mō·wl — 6 Occ.
mit·tə·mō·wl — 8 Occ.
tə·mō·wl — 8 Occ.