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bē̇-tı̄mz´: In the sense of “early†is the translation of two Hebrew words: (1) ש××›×, shaÌ„kham, a root meaning “to incline the shoulder to a load,†hence “to load up,†“start earlyâ€: in “they rose up betimes in the morning,†also in (the American Standard Revised Version “earlyâ€); (2) of ש×חר, shaÌ„hÌ£ar, a root meaning “to dawn†in ; , the American Standard Revised Version “diligently,†and in -6 :24, “chasteneth him betimes.â€
In the Apocrypha (Sirach 6:36) “betimes†is the translation of ὀÏθιÌζω, orthıÌzoÌ„, literally, “to rise early in the morning,†while in Bel and the Dragon verse 16 the same word is translated “betime.â€
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).