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)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

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

1 Chronicles 11:16 HD1 Chronicles 14:15 HD1 Chronicles 15:2 HD1 Chronicles 16:7 HD1 Chronicles 16:33 HD1 Chronicles 20:4 HD1 Chronicles 22:13 HD1 Kings 3:16 HD1 Kings 8:1 HD1 Kings 8:12 HD1 Kings 9:11 HD1 Kings 9:24 HD1 Kings 11:7 HD1 Kings 16:21 HD1 Kings 22:49 HD1 Samuel 6:3 HD1 Samuel 20:12 HD2 Chronicles 5:2 HD2 Chronicles 6:1 HD2 Chronicles 8:12 HD2 Chronicles 8:17 HD2 Chronicles 21:10 HD2 Chronicles 24:17 HD2 Kings 5:3 HD2 Kings 8:22 HD2 Kings 12:17 HD2 Kings 13:19 HD2 Kings 14:8 HD2 Kings 15:16 HD2 Kings 16:5 HD2 Samuel 2:27 HD2 Samuel 5:24 HD2 Samuel 15:34 HR/D2 Samuel 19:6 HD2 Samuel 21:17 HD2 Samuel 21:18 HD2 Samuel 23:14 HDDeuteronomy 4:41 HDDeuteronomy 29:20 HDEcclesiastes 2:15 HDExodus 4:10 HR/DExodus 4:26 HDExodus 5:23 HC/R/DExodus 9:24 HR/DExodus 12:44 HDExodus 12:48 HC/DExodus 15:1 HDExodus 15:15 HDEzekiel 32:14 HDGenesis 4:26 HDGenesis 12:6 HDGenesis 13:7 HDGenesis 24:41 HDGenesis 39:5 HR/DGenesis 49:4 HDHabakkuk 1:11 HDHosea 2:7 HDIsaiah 14:8 HR/DIsaiah 16:13 HR/DIsaiah 33:23 HD

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.