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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.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

טֶרֶםṭerem · teh'-rem
H2962 · Hebrew
Definition
properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or before
Derivation
from an unused root apparently meaning to interrupt or suspend;
KJV renderings
before, ere, not yet.
Grammar
  • בְּ — preposition
  • טֶ֨רֶם — adverb
Code HR/D
Usage
Occurs 57 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:5Genesis 2:5Genesis 19:4Genesis 24:15Genesis 24:45

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 טֶרֶם here.

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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.