כִּ/תְמ֣וֹל
𐤊/𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤋
kitemol
as yesterday
or תְּמֹל; probably for אֶתְמוֹל; sometimes with שִׁלְשׁוֹם; properly, ago, i.e. a (short or long) time since; especially yesterday, or day before yesterday; [phrase] before (-time), [phrase] these (three) days, [phrase] heretofore, [phrase] time past, yesterday.
H8543
1 Samuel 21:6 · Word #12
Lexicon H8543
| Lemma | תְּמוֹל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤋 |
| Transliteration | tᵉmôwl |
| Strong's | H8543 |
| In-context | as yesterday |
Morphology HR/D
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | D — Adverb — Modifies a verb |
SIBI-P1 H8543-01
beforetime
| Root | מול (m-w-l) |
| Core Meanings | front, before, opposite, in front of |
| Semantic Range | yesterday, recently, formerly, time past, previously, days gone by |
| Conceptual Significance | תְּמוֹל anchors events in relation to prior time, often contrasting present action with what was "beforetime." It reinforces biblical themes of remembrance, change, and continuity between past and present acts of God or human behavior. |
| Morphological Notes | Adverb (HR/D), indeclinable; often appears alone or in combination with שִׁלְשׁוֹם ("three days ago") and sometimes in prefixed constructions (e.g., כִּי תְמוֹל). Likely a shortened form of אֶתְמוֹל. |
| Rendering Rationale | תְּמוֹל functions as an adverb derived from a root conveying what is "in front" or "before." Rendering it as "beforetime" preserves the spatial-into-temporal movement of the root idea (what is before → what is prior in time) while accurately reflecting its indeclinable adverbial form (HR/D), which carries no gender or number marking. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root מול (front, before, opposite, in front of)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H4135-01 |
amilam | I will cause them to be cut off |
H4135-02 |
behimolo | at his being circumcised (cut-short) |
H865-01 |
etemol | yester-day |
H4135-03 |
himol | to cause to be cut off (in circumcision) |
H865-02 |
keetemol | as the former day |
H4135-04 |
lehimol | to be cut in circumcision |
H4135-05 |
mal | he cut off (the foreskin) |
H4136-01 |
mimul | from opposite (of) |
H8543-02 |
mitemol | from before-time |
H4135-07 |
mol | Cut-short! |
H4136-02 |
mul | facing in front of |
H5241-01 |
nemuel | Circumcised-of-El |
H8543-03 |
temol | beforetime |
H4135-08 |
umal | and he will cut away (in circumcision) |
H4135-09 |
vayamal | and he cut-short (in circumcision) |
H4135-10 |
yimol | he shall be circumcised (cut in the flesh) |
H4135-11 |
yitemolalu | they will cut themselves off |
Word Usage (23 occurrences of H8543)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 31:2 | כִּ/תְמ֥וֹל | kitemol | as |
| Genesis 31:5 | כִּ/תְמֹ֣ל | kitemol | as before |
| Exodus 4:10 | מִ/תְּמוֹל֙ | mitemol | since yesterday |