קֶ֣דֶם
𐤒𐤃𐤌
qedem
Long ago
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.
Psalms 119:152 · Word #1
Lexicon H6924
| Lemma | קֶדֶם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤒𐤃𐤌 |
| Transliteration | qedem |
| Strong's | H6924 |
| In-context | Long ago |
Morphology HNcmsa
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 | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H6924-05
the front (east/ancient past)
| 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. |
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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 |
H6930-01 |
haqademonah | the eastward one |
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 |