Hebrew word study
קֶדֶם H6924
- Transliteration
- qedem
- Pronunciation
- keh'-dem
- KJV glosses
- aforetime, ancient (time), before, east (end, part, side, -ward), eternal, [idiom] ever(-lasting), forward, old, past. Compare H6926 (קִדְמָה).
Lexical summary
the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity)
often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity)
often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information