תְּמוֺל, (תּמֹלׅ23, אֶתְמוֺל5, אֹתְּמוֺל [1Sam 10:11], אֶתְּמוֺל [Isa 30:33]; [Mic 2:8] (see infinitive), substantive, used sometimes as adverb accusative, yesterday, figurative recently, formerly (Aramaic אִתְּמָלֵי, תְּמָלֵי, sometimes אִתְּמוֺל, , , Mandean עתמאל NöM 202; Ethiopic Assyrian timâli, itimâli, ina timâli (Dl158, 721); derivation dubious; according to MeiGr. Syr. 118 Köii. 264 f. from Arabic II. prolongavit, IV. longam vitam concessit, tempus, the two times, i.e. night and day, in form an infinitive of VI. ; hence properly long time, (past) time, specialized to yesterday); — yesterday, but usually figurative= recently or formerly:
1. [2Sam 15:20] תְּמוֺל בּוֺאֲךָ yesterday (=only lately) was thy coming, [Job 8:9] תמול אנחנו (of) yesterday (Ges«GKC:141d»§ 141d) are we, [Ps 90:4] (genitive) בְּיוֺם אֶתְמוֺל.
2. usuually in combination with שִׁלְשֹׁם yesterday (and) the third day, to express the idea of formerly: thus
\ \ a. as adverb accusative (a) גַּם תְּמוֺל גַּם הַיּוֺם [1Sam 20:27] (literal), compare [Exod 5:14] (sub b); (b) תְּמוֺל שִׁלְשֹׁם [Exod 5:8]Ruth [Exod 2:11], so ׳אֶתְמ ׳שׁ [1Sam 4:7] (c) ׳גַּם שׁ ׳גַּם ת [2Sam 3:17]; [1Chr 11:2] (|| [2Sam 5:2] with ׳אֶתְמ).
\ \ b. בִּתְמוֺל שִׁלְשֹׁם as formerly [Gen 31:2]; [Gen 31:5]; [Exod 5:7]; [Josh 4:18]; [1Sam 21:6] (but Bu ׳מִתְּ, as c), [2Kgs 13:5] ׳שׁ ׳כְּאֶתְמ [1Sam 14:21]; [1Sam 19:7]; [Exod 5:14] ׳שׁ ׳כִּת גַּם תְּמוֺל גַּם הַיּוֺם as yesterday (and) the third day (= as formerly), both yesterday and to-day (=so more recently).
\ \ c. ׳מִתְּמוֺל שׁ = (form) aforetime, [Exod 21:29]; [Exod 21:36]; [Josh 3:6], ׳שׁ ׳וְהוּא לֹא שׂנֵא לוֺ מִתְּ [Deut 4:42]; [Deut 19:4]; [Deut 19:6]; [Josh 20:5] so ׳מֵאִתְּמוֺל שׁ [1Sam 10:11] גַּס ׳גַּס מִשּׁ ׳מִתְּ [Exod 4:10].
3. מֵאֶתְמוּל (alone) [Isa 30:33] from yesterday = already; וְאֶתְּמוּל עַמִּי [Mic 2:8] corrupt, read וְאַתֶּם לְעַמִּי (WRS, with יָקוּם; עַל עַמִּי We Now, with תָּקוּמוּ), and see שֵׂלְמָה.
The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon
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