Original Word: תְּרֵין
Part of Speech: Noun
Transliteration: treyn
Pronunciation: TEH-ren
Phonetic Spelling: (ter-ane')
Definition: Before, not yet
Meaning: two

Word Origin: Derived from a root that implies "before" or "not yet."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for "teren" is "πρίν" (prin), which also means "before" or "until."

Usage: The Hebrew word "teren" is used to denote a time before a particular event or action has occurred. It is often translated as "before" or "not yet" in English. This adverb is used to indicate a period preceding an event, emphasizing the anticipation or expectation of what is to come.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of time was often understood in relation to events and their sequence. The use of "teren" reflects a worldview that is deeply rooted in the anticipation of God's actions and the unfolding of His plans. The Hebrew language often emphasizes the relational and covenantal aspects of time, where past, present, and future are interconnected through God's promises and actions.

Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to shenayim
Definition
two
NASB Translation
12* (1), second (1), sixty-two* (1), twelve* (1).

תֶּ֫רַח proper name

1. masculine father of Abraham: (a kind of ibex (compare Assyrian turdâ—u, Arabic Nö^{ZMG xxxlii (1879), 331}, Syriac capra cauca-sica), but against this Nö^{ZMG xl (1886), 167}; proper name, of divinity Jen^{ZA vi. 70}); — ׳ת Genesis 11:25,26,27 (twice in verse); Genesis 11:28,31,32 (twice in verse); Joshua 24:2; תָּ֑רַת Genesis 11:24; 1 Chronicles 1:26; Θαρρα, ᵐ5^L Θαρα. — See Selbie^{Hast. DB TERAH.}

2. location station on Exodus Journey Numbers 33:27,28; Ταραθ.

תִּרְחֲנָה see רחן.

תָּרְמָה, תרמות, תַּרְמִית see [II. רמת].

[תְּרֵין] noun masculine, תַּרְתֵּין (K^{§ 65, Anm. 1}) feminine, two (so in Aramaic dialects Generally (note Nabataean feminine תרתין over against Palmyrene תרתן Lzb³⁸⁸); see Philippi^{ZMG xxxii (1878), 21 ff.};

adjective according to M^{§ 89} b); — masculine only construct in תִּרֵי עֲשַׂר twelve, after

noun masculine plural Daniel 4:26; Ezra 6:17; feminine after

noun feminine plural ׳שְׁנִין שִׁתִּין וְת Daniel 6:1 years sixty and two; = ordinal, שְׁנַת תַּרְתֵּין Daniel 4:24 second year.

[תְּרֵין], תַּרְתֵּין two, see תנא. above

second, twelve, two

(Aramaic) feminine tarteyn {tar-tane'}; corresponding to shnayim; two -- second, + twelve, two.

see HEBREW shnayim

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