קֳבֵל (qŏbēl) is
an Aramaic preposition
meaning front. It appears
29 times
in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H6903).
Also rendered
before
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2965)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2965)front, in front of, before, because of, because that; on account of, so as, since; according to, as, because, for this cause, forasmuch as, by this means, over against, by reason of, that, therefore, though, wherefore
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
קֳבֵלsubstantive: front, in front of, before, because of, because that
front, as preposition in front of, before, because of; as conjunction because that
Strong's H6903קְבֵל: (adverbially) in front of; usually (with other particles) on account of, so as, since, hence KJV:according to, as, because, before, for this cause, forasmuch as, by this means, over against, by reason of, that, therefore, though, wherefore.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.