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It conveys the sense of something that is already done or has been established long ago. This adverb is used to emphasize the completion or the longstanding nature of an action or state.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Hebrew context, time was often viewed in terms of events and their completion. The use of "kebar" reflects a cultural understanding of time as a series of completed actions or established facts. This perspective is evident in the Hebrew Bible, where historical events and divine actions are often recounted to affirm God's faithfulness and the fulfillment of His promises.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/3527.htm">kabar</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>already<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>already (8).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. <font class="hebrew2">כְּבָר</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adverb</b></font> (late) <font size="+1"><b>already</b></font> (frequently in Mishna and Late Hebrew; <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font> <font class="hebrew2">כבר</font> (rare); Syriac <img src="/bdbgif/bdb046009.gif"> usually <em>perhaps</em>, occas. <em>already</em> (Matthew 11:21; Hebrews 10:2); Mandean <font class="hebrew2">כבאר</font> <em>already</em>, Nö<sup>M. p. 202. Der. uncertain, connection</sup> with √ <font class="hebrew2">כבר</font> being dubious) — <em>already</em>, <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/1-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:10</a> <font class="hebrew2">כְּבָר</font> <font class="hebrew2">הָיָה</font> it hath <em>already</em> been, <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/2-12.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:12,16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/3-15.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:15</a> (twice in verse); <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/4-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 4:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/6-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/9-6.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:6</a>,7. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>already, seeing that which, now <p>From <a href="/hebrew/3527.htm">kabar</a>; properly, extent of time, i.e. A great while; hence, long ago, formerly, hitherto -- already, (seeing that which), now. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3527.htm">kabar</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּשֶׁכְּבָ֞ר בשכבר כְּבָ֖ר כְּבָ֣ר כְּבָר֙ כְבָ֔ר כבר שֶׁכְּבָ֣ר שכבר bə·šek·kə·ḇār bəšekkəḇār beshekkeVar cheVar kə·ḇār ḵə·ḇār kəḇār ḵəḇār keVar šek·kə·ḇār šekkəḇār shekkeVar<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ecclesiastes/1-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ecclesiastes 1:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">חָדָ֣שׁ ה֑וּא <b> כְּבָר֙ </b> הָיָ֣ה לְעֹֽלָמִ֔ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ecclesiastes/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> it is new <span class="itali">? Already</span> it has existed<br><a href="/kjvs/ecclesiastes/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> this [is] new? <span class="itali">it hath been already</span> of old time,<br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/1-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> fresh he <span class="itali">already</span> has existed ages<p><b><a href="/text/ecclesiastes/2-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ecclesiastes 2:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־ <b> כְּבָ֖ר </b> עָשֽׂוּהוּ׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ecclesiastes/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [except] what <span class="itali">has already</span> been done?<br><a href="/kjvs/ecclesiastes/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the king? <span class="itali">[even] that which hath been already</span> done.<br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/2-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the king what <span class="itali">has already</span> done<p><b><a href="/text/ecclesiastes/2-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ecclesiastes 2:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַכְּסִ֖יל לְעוֹלָ֑ם <b> בְּשֶׁכְּבָ֞ר </b> הַיָּמִ֤ים הַבָּאִים֙</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ecclesiastes/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for ever; <span class="itali">seeing that which now</span> [is] in the days<br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/2-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the fool lasting <span class="itali">now</span> days as the coming<p><b><a href="/text/ecclesiastes/3-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ecclesiastes 3:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מַה־ שֶּֽׁהָיָה֙ <b> כְּבָ֣ר </b> ה֔וּא וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ecclesiastes/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is has been <span class="itali">already</span> and that which<br><a href="/kjvs/ecclesiastes/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">That which hath been is now;</span> and that which is to be hath already<br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/3-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> is has been <span class="itali">already</span> and that which<p><b><a href="/text/ecclesiastes/3-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ecclesiastes 3:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר לִהְי֖וֹת <b> כְּבָ֣ר </b> הָיָ֑ה וְהָאֱלֹהִ֖ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ecclesiastes/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and that which <span class="itali">will be has already</span> been,<br><a href="/kjvs/ecclesiastes/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> That which hath been is now; <span class="itali">and that which is to be hath already</span> been; and God<br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/3-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> which been <span class="itali">will be has already</span> been God<p><b><a href="/text/ecclesiastes/4-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ecclesiastes 4:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶת־ הַמֵּתִ֖ים <b> שֶׁכְּבָ֣ר </b> מֵ֑תוּ מִן־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ecclesiastes/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who <span class="itali">are already</span> dead<br><a href="/kjvs/ecclesiastes/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the dead <span class="itali">which are already</span> dead<br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/4-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> I the dead <span class="itali">are already</span> dead more<p><b><a href="/text/ecclesiastes/6-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ecclesiastes 6:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מַה־ שֶּֽׁהָיָ֗ה <b> כְּבָר֙ </b> נִקְרָ֣א שְׁמ֔וֹ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ecclesiastes/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> exists <span class="itali">has already</span> been named,<br><a href="/kjvs/ecclesiastes/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> That which hath been is named <span class="itali">already,</span> and it is known<br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/6-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> how long exists <span class="itali">has already</span> bewray and it<p><b><a href="/text/ecclesiastes/9-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ecclesiastes 9:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">גַּם־ קִנְאָתָ֖ם <b> כְּבָ֣ר </b> אָבָ֑דָה וְחֵ֨לֶק</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ecclesiastes/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and their zeal <span class="itali">have already</span> perished,<br><a href="/kjvs/ecclesiastes/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and their envy, <span class="itali">is now</span> perished;<br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/9-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Indeed and their zeal <span class="itali">have already</span> perished A share<p><b><a href="/text/ecclesiastes/9-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ecclesiastes 9:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יֵינֶ֑ךָ כִּ֣י <b> כְבָ֔ר </b> רָצָ֥ה הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ecclesiastes/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for God <span class="itali">has already</span> approved<br><a href="/kjvs/ecclesiastes/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for God <span class="itali">now</span> accepteth<br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/9-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> your wine for <span class="itali">has already</span> approved God<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3528.htm">9 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3528.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3528<br>9 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/beshekkevar_3528.htm">bə·šek·kə·ḇār — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/chevar_3528.htm">ḵə·ḇār — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/kevar_3528.htm">kə·ḇār — 6 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/shekkevar_3528.htm">šek·kə·ḇār — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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