Strongs Number: H6924
- Hebrew Word
- קֶדֶם
- Transliteration
- qedem
- Phonetic
- keh'-dem
- Part of Speech
- Noun Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
the {front} of palce (absolutely the fore {part} relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially ({before } {anciently } eastward)
- BDB Definition
-
1. east, antiquity, front, that which is before, aforetime
a. front, from the front or east, in front, mount of the East
b. ancient time, aforetime, ancient, from of old, earliest time
c. anciently, of old (adverb)
d. beginning
e. east adv
2. eastward, to or toward the East
- Origin
- From H6923
- Bible Usage
- {aforetime} ancient ({time}) {before} east ({end} {part} {side} {-ward}) {eternal} X-(idiom) ever ({-lasting}) {forward} {old} past. Compare H6926 .