קדם

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קדם

/ˈqɛ.ðɛm/
/qɔːˈðam/
/qă.ðam/
/qidˈdeːm/
/ˈqoː.ðɛm/

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From the root Proto-Semitic *q-d-m (“to precede, come before”). Compare Arabic قَدَمَ (qadama) and Classical Syriac ܩܕܡ.

noun קֶדֶם · kédem · קִדְמִי · קִדְמֵנוּ · הַקֶּדֶם

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Biblical east (the direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°) וַיַּעְתֵּק מִשָּׁם הָהָרָה מִקֶּדֶם לְבֵית־אֵל וַיֵּט אָהֳלֹה בֵּית־אֵל מִיָּם וְהָעַי מִקֶּדֶם וַיִּבֶן־שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ לַיהוָה וַיִּקְרָא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה׃
ancient times הֲשִׁיבֵנוּ יְהוָה אֵלֶיךָ ונשוב (וְנָשׁוּבָה) חַדֵּשׁ יָמֵינוּ כְּקֶדֶם׃

Similar: מזרח · Opposite: יָם, מערב

verb קָדַם · kadám · לקדום · לִקְדֹּם · קְדִימָה · קָדוּם

construction pa'al to precede, to come before

prefix קְדַם־ · kdám-

morpheme pre-

verb קִדֵּם · kidém

construction pi'el, misspelling defective spelling of קידם

preposition קֹדֶם · kódem

misspelling defective spelling of קודם

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noun

Similar: מזרח · Opposite: יָם, מערב

In English

east compass point
yore time long past
antiquity ancient times
precede go before, go in front of
pre- before

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {קדם},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A7%D7%93%D7%9D},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}