Then
אֱדַ֫יִןStrong’s H0227edayin (e-da-yin)
Appears in 133 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Edayin is the Hebrew word usually translated “then” and “from then”. It appears in 133 verses of the Old Testament.
“And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.”
Meaning
- Then, afterwards, thereupon, from that time
- In time past, of old
- From time of, since
How it's translated
- then 119
- from then 17
- and then 4
- and from then 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Isaiah 16
- Psalms 13
- Joshua 9
- Exodus 8
- 1 Kings 8
- Job 8
27 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 12:6And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
- Genesis 13:7And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.
- Genesis 24:41Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.
- Genesis 39:5And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.
- Genesis 49:4Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
- Exodus 4:10And Moses said unto the LORD, O my LORD, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
All 133 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
אֱדַ֫יִן edayin · then
then, afterwards, thereupon, from that time Aramaic of az (אָז "then" H0227A)
מֵאָז meaz · the past
1) in time past, of old 2)from time of, since
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “then” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
THEN, adverb
- At that time, referring to a time specified, either past or future.“And the Canaanite was then in the land” Genesis 12:6“Now I know in part, but then shall I know even as I am known” 1 Corinthians 13:12
- Afterward; soon afterward or immediately.“First be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift” Matthew 5:24
- In that case; in consequence. Galatians 3:9Job 3:13
- Therefore; for this reason.
All definitions
- At another time; as now and then at one time and another.
- That time.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.