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till

Meaning of “till”

Sense 1: To cultivate, plough, dress, and work soil for crops. Sense 2: As a time or limit word, until, up to, or as far as the stated point, condition, or event.

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169 occurrences165 verses40 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:5

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Nehemiah 2:7
Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Nehemiah 2:7 · retained source text

Moreouer I saide vnto the king, If it please the king, let letters be giuen mee to the gouernours beyond the Riuer, that they may conuey me ouer, till I come into Iudah;

Nehemiah 4:11
And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Nehemiah 4:11 · retained source text

And our aduersaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till wee come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the worke to cease.

Nehemiah 4:21
So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Nehemiah 4:21 · retained source text

So wee laboured in the worke: and halfe of them held the speares, from the rising of the morning, til the starres appeared.

Nehemiah 7:65
And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.
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1611 witness · Nehemiah 7:65 · retained source text

And the Tirshatha said vnto them, that they should not eate of the most holy things, till there stood vp a priest with Urim and Thummim.

1611 marginal noteOr, the gouernour.

Nehemiah 13:19
And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.
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1611 witness · Nehemiah 13:19 · retained source text

And it came to passe, that when the gates of Ierusalem beganne to be darke before the Sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the Sabbath: and some of my seruants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the Sabbath day.

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