קַדְמָה

qad.mahformerHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine6 occurrences3 books4 verses

Definition

from H6923; priority (in time); also used adverbially (before)
Traditional renderings: afore, antiquity, former (old) estate.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders קַדְמָה:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

6 total
  1. Psalm 129:6שֶׁקַּדְמַ֖ת · before
    May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow,
  2. Isaiah 23:7קַדְמָתָהּ֙ · whose origin
    Is this your jubilant city, whose origin is from antiquity, whose feet have taken her to settle far away?
  3. Ezekiel 16:55לְקַדְמָתָ֔ן · to their former state; לְקַדְמָתָ֑ן · to your former state; לְקַדְמַתְכֶֽן׃
    And your sisters, Sodom with her daughters and Samaria with her daughters, will return to their former state. You and your daughters will also return to your former state.
  4. Ezekiel 36:11כְּקַדְמֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗ם · as you once were
    I will fill you with people and animals, and they will multiply and be fruitful. I will make you as inhabited as you once were, and I will make you prosper more than before. Then you will know that I am the LORD.