אָז

ʼâz · Hebrew · Strong's H227 · 141 occurrences

The KJV renders 13 different Hebrew and Greek words as “now”

What it means

at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore

a demonstrative adverb;

How the KJV renders it

beginning, for, from, hitherto, now, of old, once, since, then, at which time, yet

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“now”

also renders loipón (G3063), éti (G2089), nyní (G3570), árti (G737), ḗdē (G2235), ʼĕdayin (H116), ʼân (H575), ʼêphôw (H645), hênnâh (H2008), kᵉbâr (H3528), kᵉʻan (H3705), nâʼ (H4994)

“for”

also renders zētéō (G2212), proseúchomai (G4336), epizētéō (G1934), áchri (G891), hōs (G5613), min (H4481), ʻad (H5705), ʻôwlâm (H5769), ʻal (H5922), ʻêqeb (H6118)

“yet”

also renders oukéti (G3765), éti (G2089), akmḗn (G188), oudépō (G3764), ʼak (H389), ʼaph (H637), bᵉram (H1297), ʻăden (H5728), raq (H7535)

“then”

also renders loipón (G3063), épeita (G1899), oukoûn (G3766), tóte (G5119), eîta (G1534), ʼĕdayin (H116), ʼăzay (H233), gam (H1571)

“beginning”

also renders prōtos (G4413), archḗ (G746), rôʼsh (H7218), rêʼshîyth (H7225)

“from”

also renders engýs (G1451), min (H4481), ʻal (H5922), ʻim (H5974)

“once”

also renders hápax (G530), ephápax (G2178), ʼechâd (H259)

“since”

also renders hōs (G5613), min (H4481), ʻôwd (H5750)

“hitherto”

also renders kâh (H3542), ʻad (H5705)

“of old”

also renders ékpalai (G1597), ʻôwlâm (H5769)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

141 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Chronicles 11:16 · HD

David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was in Bethlehem at that time.

1 Chronicles 14:15 · HD

When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then go out to battle; for God has gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines.”

1 Chronicles 15:2 · HD

Then David said, “No one ought to carry God’s ark but the Levites. For Yahweh has chosen them to carry God’s ark, and to minister to him forever.”

1 Chronicles 16:7 · HD

Then on that day David first ordained giving of thanks to Yahweh by the hand of Asaph and his brothers.

1 Chronicles 16:33 · HD

Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before Yahweh, for he comes to judge the earth.

1 Chronicles 20:4 · HD

After this, war arose at Gezer with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, of the sons of the giant; and they were subdued.

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Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.