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✡ Hebrew · Strong's H6924
H6924

קֶדֶם

qedem [keh'-dem] Noun
Core meaningthe front

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H6924

the front , of place (absolutely, the fore part , relatively the East ) or time ( antiquity ); often used adverbially ( before , anciently , eastward )

KJV usage: aforetime, ancient (time), before, east (end, part, side, -ward), eternal, × ever(-lasting), forward, old, past. Compare 6926 .
Etymology: or קֵדְמָה ; from 6923 ;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

aforetime, ancient (time), before, east (end, part, side, -ward), eternal, × ever(-lasting), forward, old, past. Compare.

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