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כְּבָר
kᵉbâr · Hebrew · Strong's H3528 · 9 occurrences
The KJV renders 13 different Hebrew and Greek words as “now”
What it means
properly, extent of time, i.e. a great while; hence, long ago, formerly, hitherto
from H3527 (כָּבַר);
How the KJV renders it
already, now
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”
“already”
also renders ḗdē (G2235)
Questions this word decides
Where it appears
9 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 8 verses shown.
Ecclesiastes 1:10 HDEcclesiastes 2:12 HDEcclesiastes 2:16 HR/Tr/DEcclesiastes 3:15 HDEcclesiastes 4:2 HTr/DEcclesiastes 6:10 HDEcclesiastes 9:6 HDEcclesiastes 9:7 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.