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bē̇ -tı̄mz ´: In the sense of "early" is the translation of two Hebrew words: (1) שׁכם , shākham , a root meaning "to incline the shoulder to a load," hence "to load up," "start early": in Genesis 26:31 "they rose up betimes in the morning," also in 2 Chronicles 36:15 (the American Standard Revised Version "early"); (2) of שׁחר , shāḥar , a root meaning "to dawn" in Job 8:5; Job 24:5 , the American Standard Revised Version "diligently," and in Psalm 13:1-6 :24, "chasteneth him betimes."

In the Apocrypha (Sirach 6:36) "betimes" is the translation of ὀρθίζω , orthı́zō , literally, "to rise early in the morning," while in Bel and the Dragon verse 16 the same word is translated "betime."

In other cases the King James Version "betimes" appears as "before the time" (Sirach 51:30); "early" (1 Macc 4:52; 11:67); "the mourning" (1 Macc 5:30).

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Betimes'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​b/betimes.html. 1915.
 
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