קדם

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See also: ק־ד־ם

Aramaic

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Verb

קדם (qəḏam)

  1. to precede, to come before

Derived terms

Preposition

קֳדָם (qŏḏām)

  1. before, in front of

Antonyms

References

  • qdm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press

Hebrew

Root
ק־ד־ם (q-d-m)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

קֶדֶם (kédemm

  1. front
  2. (Biblical Hebrew) east (the direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°)
  3. ancient times

Declension

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (compass point) יָם (yám) (archaic)
  • (compass point) מערב (ma'aráv)

Derived terms

References

Verb

קָדַם (kadám) (pa'al construction)

  1. to precede, to come before

Conjugation

Prefix

קְדַם־ (kdám-)

  1. pre-

Verb

קִדֵּם (kidém) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of קידם.

Preposition

קֹדֶם (kódem)

  1. defective spelling of קודם.