קֶדֶםqedem

קֶ֫דֶם: front, east, aforetime

Pronunciation: keh'-dem · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6924

Meanings

1. location

a. front (Isaiah 9:11; Psalms 139:5; Job 23:8)

b. East (Genesis 10:30; Genesis 29:1; Judges 6:3)

2. ancient time, aforetime, temporal

a. ancient mountains (Deuteronomy 33:15; Deuteronomy 33:27; Isaiah 19:11)

b. in ancient days, from of old (Psalms 44:2; Isaiah 23:7; Micah 7:20)

c. springing out of, derived from, ancient times, days from of old (Micah 5:1; Isaiah 45:21; Isaiah 46:10)

d. anciently, of old, he that sitteth (Psalms 74:2; Psalms 119:152; Jeremiah 30:20)

e. from the beginnings of the earth (Proverbs 8:23; Proverbs 8:22)

קֵ֫דֶם: eastward, to, toward, the east, also as noun after פְּאַת = eastern side (Genesis 25:6; Leviticus 1:16; Leviticus 16:14; Numbers 34:3; Numbers 34:11)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 87 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 2:8 Then the Lord God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he placed the man he had made.
  • Genesis 3:24 After sending them out, the Lord God stationed mighty cherubim to the east of the Garden of Eden. And he placed a flaming sword that flashed back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
  • Genesis 10:30 The territory they occupied extended from Mesha all the way to Sephar in the eastern mountains.
  • Genesis 11:2 As the people migrated to the east, they found a plain in the land of Babylonia and settled there.
  • Genesis 12:8 After that, Abram traveled south and set up camp in the hill country, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built another altar and dedicated it to the Lord, and he worshiped the Lord.
  • Genesis 13:11 Lot chose for himself the whole Jordan Valley to the east of them. He went there with his flocks and servants and parted company with his uncle Abram.
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