קֶ֫דֶם
qe.dem
“East”
Definition
the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
or קֵדְמָה; from H6923 (קָדַם);
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
קֶ֫דֶם appears 75 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
“Leave here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan.
And as people journeyed eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together.Who foretold this long ago?Who announced it from ancient times?Was it not I, the LORD?There is no other God but Me,a righteous God and Savior;there is none but Me.
The eastern border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan.The northern border started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan,
Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, before the Tent of Meeting. They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a service on behalf of the Israelites; but any outsider who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.
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