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foÌ‚r´mẽr: The word in the sense of “maker,†“framer,†occurs only in , “He is the former (from yaÌ„car, “to formâ€) of all things.†The adjective, in the sense of preceding in the order of time, is commonly in Hob the translation of rı̄'shoÌ„n, “first,†“foremost†(; ; , etc.); in Greek of proÌteros (; ; ); and in two cases (; ) of prō̇tos, where the Revised Version (British and American) has (in Acts in the margin) “the first.†As denoting place or position the word occurs in the Old Testament in , “the former sea†as translation of , kÌ£adhmoÌ„nı̄, “in front,†where the Revised Version (British and American) has “eastern,†i.e. the Dead Sea, in contrast with the Mediterranean, or western sea (compare ; ). For “former iniquities†() the Revised Version (British and American) has simply “the iniquitiesâ€; Other changes may be seen in ; ; ; ; .