קֶ֖דֶם
𐤒𐤃𐤌
qedem
before
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.
H6924
Proverbs 8:22 · Word #5
Lexicon H6924
| Lemma | קֶדֶם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤒𐤃𐤌 |
| Transliteration | qedem |
| Strong's | H6924 |
| In-context | before |
Morphology HNcmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H6924-03
the front (east/ancient past)
| Root | קדם (q-d-m) |
| Core Meanings | front, before, precedence, eastward orientation, antiquity |
| Semantic Range | east, eastward direction, front, forepart, ancient time, antiquity, former times, that which is before in space or time |
| Conceptual Significance | קֶדֶם reflects the Hebrew spatial-temporal worldview in which "east" is the "front," linking geography with orientation and priority. It can denote primordial time or divine eternality, emphasizing what is before all things in both direction and duration. |
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine singular noun in the absolute state (HNcmsa). Used both substantivally and adverbially; no pronominal suffix or construct relation in this form. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun קֶדֶם is a masculine singular absolute form meaning "front" in both spatial (eastward) and temporal (ancient past) senses, derived from the root קדם ("to be before, to precede"). Rendering it as "the front (east/ancient past)" preserves the core idea of forward position while reflecting its singular masculine noun form without added suffixes. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root קדם (front, before, precedence, eastward orientation, antiquity)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H6923-01 |
aqadem | I will go ahead to meet |
H6923-02 |
haaqademenu | shall I advance-before him |
|
haqademonah | the eastward one |
H6931-01 |
haqademoni | the eastward one |
H6921-01 |
haqadim | the front-east |
H6924-01 |
keqedem | as ancient time |
H6927-01 |
leqadematan | to their former-state |
H6927-02 |
leqadematekhen | to your (fem. pl.) former-state |
|
leqademiel | of Before‑El |
H6924-02 |
miqedem | from the front (east/antiquity) |
H6925-01 |
qadamakhe | in front of you (masculine singular) |
H6925-02 |
qadamay | before me (in my presence) |
|
qadamayh | before her |
H6925-03 |
qadamohi | before him |
H6934-01 |
qademiel | Before‑El |
H6921-02 |
qadim | front-east |
H6921-03 |
qadimah | toward the front (east) |
H6925-04 |
qdmyh | in front of her |
H6925-05 |
qdmykh | at your front (masculine singular) |
H6924-04 |
qedemah | frontward |
H6932-01 |
qedemot | Ancient-Places |
H6923-03 |
qidameti | I came-before |
H6926-01 |
qidemat | front-part of |
H6923-04 |
qidemu | they advanced ahead |
H6923-05 |
qidemuni | they came-before me |
H6925-06 |
qodam | before (in front of) |
H6925-07 |
qodamah | before her |
H6925-08 |
qodamay | before me |
H6925-09 |
qodamohi | at his front |
H6924-05 |
vaqedemah | and toward the front (eastward) |
H6934-02 |
veqademiel | and Before-God |
H6921-04 |
veqadimah | and toward the front (east) |
H6923-06 |
yeqademenah | he will come-before her |
H6923-07 |
yeqademu | they will hasten ahead |
H6923-08 |
yeqademuni | they advanced before me |
H6923-09 |
yeqademunu | they will press forward to meet us |
Word Usage (87 occurrences of H6924)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 2:8 | מִ/קֶּ֑דֶם | miqedem | eastward |
| Genesis 3:24 | מִ/קֶּ֨דֶם | miqedem | at the east of |
| Genesis 10:30 | הַ/קֶּֽדֶם | haqedem | of the east |