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Before

קֳבֵלStrong’s H6905

qevel (qe-vel)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Qevel is the Hebrew word usually translated “before”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.”
2 Kings 15:10 KJV
Meaning
  1. Front
  2. In front of, before, because of, in view of, by reason of, because of this, therefore
  3. Because that, inasmuch as, although, according as, before
  4. Accordingly, then
How it's translated
  • before 1

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

Where it's used most
  • 2 Kings 1

1 book in all.

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    Hebrew 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.]

    1. In front; on the side with the face, at any distance; used of persons.
    2. 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
    3. In sight of; as before the face.
    4. In the presence of, noting cognizance of jurisdiction.
    All definitions and other forms of “before”
    1. 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
    2. In front of any object; as before the house; before the fire.
    3. Preceding in time.“Before I was afflicted, I went astray” Psalms 119:67“Before Abraham was, I am” John 8:58
    4. In preference to.
    5. Superior; preceding in dignity.
    6. Prior to; having prior right; preceding in order; as, the eldest son is before the younger in succession.
    7. Previous to; in previous order; in order to.
    8. before the wind, is to move in the direction of the wind by its impulse.

    BEFO'RE, adverb

    In time preceding.

    1. In time preceding, to the present, or to this time; hitherto; as, tumults then arose which before were unknown.
    2. Further onward in place, in progress, or in front.“Reaching forth to those things which are before” Philippians 3:13
    3. 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.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.