H0865

אֶתְמוֹל

et.molH:Adv

previously

1) yesterday, recently, formerly 1a) yesterday 1b) formerly (fig.) 1c) from yesterday, already (in phrase) 2) (TWOT +) before, before that time, before the time, heretofore, of late, of old, these days, time(s) past

The KJV translates H0865 in the following manner:

past (4x), before (2x), beforetime (2x), heretofore (2x), late (2x), old (2x), yesterday (2x)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

תְּמוֺל, (תּמֹלׅ₂₃, אֶתְמוֺל₅, אֹתְּמוֺל 1Sam 10:11, אֶתְּמוֺל Isa 30:33; Mic 2:8 (see infinitive), substantive, used sometimes as adverb accusative, yesterday, figurative recently, formerly (Aramaic אִתְּמָלֵי, תְּמָלֵי, sometimes אִתְּמוֺל, , , Mandean עתמאל Nö^{M 202}; Ethiopic Assyrian timâli, itimâli, ina timâli (Dl^{158, 721}); derivation dubious; according to Mei^{Gr. Syr. 118} Kö^{ii. 264 f.} from Arabic II. prolongavit, IV. longam vitam concessit, tempus, the two times, i.e. night and day, in form an infinitive of VI. ; hence properly long time, (past) time, specialized to yesterday); — yesterday, but usually figurative= recently or formerly:

1. 2Sam 15:20 תְּמוֺל בּוֺאֲךָ yesterday (=only lately) was thy coming, Job 8:9 תמול אנחנו (of) yesterday (Ges^{«GKC:141d»§ 141d}) are we, Ps 90:4 (genitive) בְּיוֺם אֶתְמוֺל.

2. usuually in combination with שִׁלְשֹׁם yesterday (and) the third day, to express the idea of formerly: thus
a. as adverb accusative (a) גַּם תְּמוֺל גַּם הַיּוֺם 1Sam 20:27 (literal), compare Exod 5:14 (sub b); (b) תְּמוֺל שִׁלְשֹׁם Exod 5:8Ruth Exod 2:11, so ׳אֶתְמ ׳שׁ 1Sam 4:7 (c) ׳גַּם שׁ ׳גַּם ת 2Sam 3:17; 1Chr 11:2 (|| 2Sam 5:2 with ׳אֶתְמ).
b. בִּתְמוֺל שִׁלְשֹׁם as formerly Gen 31:2; Gen 31:5; Exod 5:7; Josh 4:18; 1Sam 21:6 (but Bu ׳מִתְּ, as c), 2Kgs 13:5 ׳שׁ ׳כְּאֶתְמ 1Sam 14:21; 1Sam 19:7; Exod 5:14 ׳שׁ ׳כִּת גַּם תְּמוֺל גַּם הַיּוֺם as yesterday (and) the third day (= as formerly), both yesterday and to-day (=so more recently).
c. ׳מִתְּמוֺל שׁ = (form) aforetime, Exod 21:29; Exod 21:36; Josh 3:6, ׳שׁ ׳וְהוּא לֹא שׂנֵא לוֺ מִתְּ Deut 4:42; Deut 19:4; Deut 19:6; Josh 20:5 so ׳מֵאִתְּמוֺל שׁ 1Sam 10:11 גַּס ׳גַּס מִשּׁ ׳מִתְּ Exod 4:10.

3. מֵאֶתְמוּל (alone) Isa 30:33 from yesterday = already; וְאֶתְּמוּל עַמִּי Mic 2:8 corrupt, read וְאַתֶּם לְעַמִּי (WRS, with יָקוּם; עַל עַמִּי We Now, with תָּקוּמוּ), and see שֵׂלְמָה.

8 occurrences

I Samuel (4), II Samuel (1), Psalms (1), Isaiah (1), Micah (1)