קֶדֶם (qedem) — Aforetime
Hebrew word study: קֶדֶם (qedem), Strong's H6924. the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastwar
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
KJV translation words: aforetime, ancient (time), before, east (end, part, side, -ward), eternal, [idiom] ever(-lasting), forward, old, past. Compare H6926 (קִדְמָה).
Strong's H6924 is tagged on 87 words in 83 verses across 22 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:8 and last appears in Zechariah 14:4.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 83)
- Genesis 2:8 — מִקֶּדֶם — from the east
- Genesis 3:24 — מִקֶּדֶם — from east
- Genesis 10:30 — הַקֶּדֶם — the east
- Genesis 11:2 — מִקֶּדֶם — from the east
- Genesis 12:8 — מִקֶּדֶם — from the east
- Genesis 13:11 — מִקֶּדֶם — from the east
- Genesis 13:14 — וָקֵדְמָה — and east -ward
- Genesis 25:6 — קֵדְמָה — east -ward
- Genesis 28:14 — וָקֵדְמָה — and east -ward
- Genesis 29:1 — קֶדֶם — the east
- Exodus 27:13 — קֵדְמָה — east -ward
- Exodus 38:13 — קֵדְמָה — east -ward
- Leviticus 1:16 — קֵדְמָה — east -ward
- Leviticus 16:14 — קֵדְמָה — east -ward
- Numbers 2:3 — קֵדְמָה — east -ward
- Numbers 3:38 — קֵדְמָה — east -ward
- Numbers 10:5 — קֵדְמָה — east -ward
- Numbers 23:7 — קֶדֶם — the east
- Numbers 34:3 — קֵדְמָה — east -ward
- Numbers 34:10 — קֵדְמָה — east -ward
- Numbers 34:11 — מִקֶּדֶם — from the east
- Numbers 34:15 — קֵדְמָה — east -ward
- Numbers 35:5 — קֵדְמָה — east -ward
- Deuteronomy 33:15 — קֶדֶם — ancient time
- Deuteronomy 33:27 — קֶדֶם — ancient time
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H6923 קָדַם (qâdam).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H6925 קֳדָם (qŏdâm), H6926 קִדְמָה (qidmâh), H6934 קַדְמִיאֵל (Qadmîyʼêl).
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What does qedem (H6924) mean?
The front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the east) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward).
How is H6924 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H6924 as: aforetime, ancient (time), before, east (end, part, side, -ward), eternal, [idiom] ever(-lasting), forward, old, past. Compare H6926 (קִדְמָה)..
How often does קֶדֶם (qedem) appear?
Strong's H6924 is tagged on 87 words in 83 verses across 22 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:8 and last appears in Zechariah 14:4.
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