The meaning of “קִדְמָה”
Understanding qidmâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
feminine of קֶדֶם east(-ward). - the forward part (or relatively) East (often adverbially, on the east or in front) 1) f...
קִדְמָה
feminine of קֶדֶם east(-ward). - the forward part (or relatively) East (often adverbially, on the east or in front) 1) forward, front, east, antiquity, East 1a) in front of, over against, front 1b) on the east of, east
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 2:14 | “And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.” Word: קִדְמָה (qidmâh) | |
| Genesis 4:16 | “And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.” Word: קִדְמָה (qidmâh) | |
| 1 Samuel 13:5 | “And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Beth–aven.” Word: קִדְמָה (qidmâh) | |
| Ezekiel 39:11 | “And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamon–gog.” Word: קִדְמָה (qidmâh) |