qevel (before) · Rightly

Meaning

Front
In front of, before, because of, in view of, by reason of, because of this, therefore
Because that, inasmuch as, although, according as, before
Accordingly, then

How it's translated

because 22
before 5
before you 1
and before 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Daniel 24
Ezra 5

2 books in all.

Related words

Explore in Scripture

Daniel 2:10In contextThe Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king’s matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
Daniel 2:12In contextFor this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
Daniel 2:24In contextTherefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.
Daniel 2:31In contextThou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.
Daniel 2:40In contextAnd the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
Daniel 2:41In contextAnd whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.

All 29 verses, by book

Ezra 5: 4:14 4:16 6:13 7:14 7:17
Daniel 24: 2:8 2:10 2:12 2:24 2:31 2:40 2:41 2:45 3:3 3:7 3:8 3:22 3:29 4:18 5:1 5:5 5:10 5:12 5:22 6:3 6:4 6:9 6:10 6:22

Aramaic dictionary

קֳבֵל qevel · before

subst 1) front prep 2) in front of, before, because of, in view of, by reason of, because of this, therefore conj 3) because that, inasmuch as, although, according as, before adv 4) accordingly, then

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “before” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

BEFO'RE, preposition

[be and fore, that is by fore, near the fore part.]

In front; on the side with the face, at any distance; used of persons.
In presence of, with the idea of power, authority, respect.“Abraham bowed before the people of the land” Genesis 23:12“Wherewithal shall I come before the Lord” Micah 2:13
In sight of; as before the face.
In the presence of, noting cognizance of jurisdiction.

All definitions and other forms of “before”

In the power of, noting the right or ability to choose or possess; free to the choice.“My land is before thee” Genesis 20:15
In front of any object; as before the house; before the fire.
Preceding in time.“Before I was afflicted, I went astray” Psalms 119:67“Before Abraham was, I am” John 8:58
In preference to.
Superior; preceding in dignity.
Prior to; having prior right; preceding in order; as, the eldest son is before the younger in succession.
Previous to; in previous order; in order to.
before the wind, is to move in the direction of the wind by its impulse.

BEFO'RE, adverb

In time preceding.

In time preceding, to the present, or to this time; hitherto; as, tumults then arose which before were unknown.
Further onward in place, in progress, or in front.“Reaching forth to those things which are before” Philippians 3:13
In front; on the fore part.“The battle was before and behind” 2 Chronicles 13:14

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.