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קַדְמוֹן

𐤒𐤃𐤌𐤅𐤍

qadmôwn

H6930 adjective

SILEX Entry

Root קדם to precede, come before (in space or time), be in front

Definition

Denotes something or someone pertaining to the east, or originating from the east; also used in the sense of 'ancient' or 'former,' reflecting something earlier in time. Commonly used in geographical contexts to describe the region east of a reference point (such as the Land of Israel). The word can also characterize a people, region, or entity as ancient or of longstanding duration when used figuratively.

Semantic Range

eastern, from the east, pertaining to the east; ancient, originating long ago, former, from earlier times; eastern region, inhabitants of the east; archaic (in rare or extended senses)

Root / Etymology

Root: קדם (q-d-m), with a core meaning of 'to precede, to be before, to come before in space or time.' The form קַדְמוֹן derives from this root and carries the sense of 'pertaining to what is before'—either spatially (eastward, as the east is the direction of sunrise, symbolically 'in front') or temporally ('earlier, ancient').

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, קַדְמוֹן is frequently used as an adjective in reference to regions or persons from the east (e.g., people of the east), and as a descriptor for ancient times or earlier generations (as in 'ancient paths' or 'former times'). The spatial meaning ('eastern') connects with the Israelite orientation of facing east as the primary direction, where 'east' is associated with beginnings and what is in front. The temporal, 'ancient' sense emerges from this primary orientation, as what is 'before' in time. This dual sense is present in various biblical contexts. Later English translations sometimes blur the spatial and temporal nuance; for instance, 'easterners' may be called 'men of old' or 'ancients,' which can obscure the original geographic or chronological connotation. The related noun קֶדֶם frequently refers to 'east' as a direction or to 'antiquity,' and the adjective קַדְמוֹןִי is an expanded form with similar meaning. Over time, in Second Temple and post-biblical literature, the term became more exclusively temporal, emphasizing '[from] ancient times' or 'primordial.'

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from קָדַם; eastern; east.

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Root Family

קדם (q-d-m) — to precede, come before, be in front (in space or time)

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H6917 קָדוּם those from before
H6921 קָדִים the east
H6923 קָדַם I will go ahead to meet
H6924 קֶדֶם the front
H6925 קֳדָם before you

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H6930-01 הַ/קַּדְמוֹנָ֔ה haqademonah HTd/Aafsa the eastern the eastern one 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H6930-01 Ezekiel 47:8 הַ/קַּדְמוֹנָ֔ה haqademonah HTd/Aafsa the eastern the eastern one
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