Definition

heretofore; definitely yesterday

Etymology

or אִתְמוֹל; or אֶתְמוּל; probably from H853 (אֵת) or H854 (אֵת) and H4136 (מוּל);

Where the KJV renders it

• before (that) time
• heretofore
• of late (old)
• times past
• yester(day)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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