Genesis 19:4:1Gen.19.4.W1TAB
טֶרֶם֮
terem
“before”
- Transliteration
- TE-rem
- Extended
- TEH-rem
- IPA
- /ˈtɛ.rɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TE-rem
- clause
TE-rem yish-ka-VU ve-an-SHEI ha-IR an-SHEI se-DOM na-SAB-bu al-ha-BA-yit min-NA-ar ve-ad-za-KEN
- sentence
TE-rem yish-ka-VU ve-an-SHEI ha-IR an-SHEI se-DOM na-SAB-bu al-ha-BA-yit min-NA-ar ve-ad-za-KEN kol-ha-AM mik-ka-TSE
Exegesis
The verse opens with the temporal adverb terem {טֶרֶם | ṭe-rem} ‘before’, establishing a prelude to the main action.
Root and etymology
Roott-r-m
“not yet, before”
In context — Genesis 19:4
Before they lay down, the men of the city—the men of Sodom—gathered around the house, from the youngest to the oldest, all the people from every quarter .
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 19:4, so the Hebrew word טֶרֶם֮ (terem) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.19.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.4.W1.S1) and character.