CategoryArchaic Word / Direction Term
Modern Equivalentover there; at that place.
KJV Word TypeAdverb / adjective
DefinitionOver there; at or toward a place some distance away.
Key Verses"Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship." (Genesis 22:5)
KJV Usage NotePoints to a place at some distance from the speaker.
Common MisunderstandingIt does not mean “nearby here”; it means over there or at some distance.
EtymologyFrom Old English geond, meaning beyond or yonder.