6928. qadmah
Strong's Lexicon
qadmah: Eastward, toward the east

Original Word: קַדְמָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: qadmah
Pronunciation: kad-maw'
Phonetic Spelling: (kad-maw')
Definition: Eastward, toward the east
Meaning: former time

Word Origin: Derived from the root קָדַם (qadam), meaning "to come before" or "to precede."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G395: ἀνατολή (anatolē) - often used in the New Testament to refer to the east or the rising of the sun.

Usage: The term "qadmah" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote direction, specifically indicating "eastward" or "toward the east." It often describes the orientation of geographical locations, movements, or the positioning of objects and people. The east holds significant symbolic meaning in biblical texts, often associated with beginnings, origins, and sometimes exile or judgment.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the east was considered the direction of the rising sun, symbolizing new beginnings and life. The Hebrew people, like many ancient cultures, oriented themselves with the east as a primary direction. This orientation influenced their understanding of geography, worship, and cosmology. The east was also the direction from which invaders often came, and it was associated with the location of Eden, the place of humanity's origin.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to qadmah
Definition
former time
NASB Translation
ago (1), previously (1).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
aforetime, ago

(Aramaic) corresponding to qadmah; former time -- afore(-time), ago.

see HEBREW qadmah

Forms and Transliterations
מִקַּדְמַ֤ת מקדמת קַדְמַ֖ת קדמת kadMat mikkadMat miq·qaḏ·maṯ miqqaḏmaṯ qaḏ·maṯ qaḏmaṯ
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Englishman's Concordance
Ezra 5:11
HEB: הֲוָ֨א בְנֵ֜ה מִקַּדְמַ֤ת דְּנָה֙ שְׁנִ֣ין
NAS: many years ago, which a great king
KJV: many years ago, which a great king
INT: that was was built ago these years

Daniel 6:10
HEB: עָבֵ֔ד מִן־ קַדְמַ֖ת דְּנָֽה׃ ס
NAS: as he had been doing previously.
INT: had been doing according previously time

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6928
2 Occurrences


qaḏ·maṯ — 1 Occ.
miq·qaḏ·maṯ — 1 Occ.
















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