Definition

to the distance, i.e. far away; also (of time) thus far

Etymology

from the primitive form of the article (hal);

Where the KJV renders it

• back
• beyond
• (hence
• -) forward
• hitherto
• thence
• forth
• yonder

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

A deep-dive treatment of this word is in the works. The featured chapter above carries the long form of what this word meant to its first audience.