Exodus 1:19
And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.
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Ere
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John 4:49
The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.
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לֹא
lôʼ · lo
3 times translated as this KJV form73 total Strong's occurrences
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
Strong's KJV usage: × before, or else, ere, except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (× as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, surely, as truly as, of a truth, verily, for want, whether, without.
Strong's first: Numbers 14:11Strong's last: Hosea 8:5
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prín · prin
1 times translated as this KJV form14 total Strong's occurrences
prior, sooner
Strong's KJV usage: :--before (that), ere.
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Strong's first: John 4:49Strong's last: John 4:49
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ṭerem · teh'-rem
1 times translated as this KJV form9 total Strong's occurrences
properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or before
Strong's KJV usage: before, ere, not yet.
Strong's first: Exodus 1:19Strong's last: Exodus 1:19
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And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.
no direct Strong's tag
And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague.
H3808
And the LORD said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?
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And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;
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Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?
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But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?
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How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.
H3808
O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
H3808
Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?
G4250
The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.
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ere
ERE, adverb Before; sooner than.
ERE sails were spread new oceans to explore.
The nobleman saith to him, Sir, come down ere my child die. John 4:49.
In these passages, ere is really a preposition, followed by a sentence, instead of a single word, as below.
ERE, preposition Before.
Our fruitful Nile
Flow'd ere the wonted season.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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