Strong's H6924 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: קֶדֶם (qedem)

Pronunciation: keh'-dem

POS: keh'-dem Morph: n-m

Exegesis: or ; from ;

Definition: or קֵדְמָה; from קָדַם; the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward); aforetime, ancient (time), before, east (end, part, side, -ward), eternal, [idiom] ever(-lasting), forward, old, past. Compare קִדְמָה.

KJV Usage: aforetime, ancient (time), before, east (end, part, side, -ward), eternal, [idiom] ever(-lasting), forward, old, past. Compare .

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. n m
• 2. 1) east, antiquity, front, that which is before, aforetime
• 3. 1a) front, from the front or east, in front, mount of the East
• 4. 1b) ancient time, aforetime, ancient, from of old, earliest time
• 5. 1c) anciently, of old (adverb)
• 6. 1d) beginning
• 7. 1e) east
• 8. adv
• 9. 2) eastward, to or toward the East

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G165
• GREEK G395
• GREEK G744
• GREEK G746
• GREEK G1715
• GREEK G2246

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