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2 Samuel 15:20

“Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

תְּמוֹלtᵉmôwl · tem-ole'
H8543 · Hebrew

Definition: properly, ago, i.e. a (short or long) time since; especially yesterday, or day before yesterday
Derivation: or תְּמֹל; probably for H865 (אֶתְמוֹל); sometimes with H8032 (שִׁלְשׁוֹם)
KJV renderings: [phrase] before (-time), [phrase] these (three) days, [phrase] heretofore, [phrase] time past, yesterday.
Grammar: תְּמ֣וֹל — adverb
Code HD
Usage: Occurs 23 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 31:2 Genesis 31:5 Exodus 4:10 Exodus 5:7 Exodus 5:8

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read תְּמוֹל here.

Verse 19 Verse 21

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.