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קֳדָם qodam
Hebrew word for “before” · Strong’s H6925 · used 42 times in 38 verses
Meaning
1) before, in front of; 1a) before; 1b) from before
How it is translated
Glosses given for qodam in context, with how often each is used:
- before 42
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Daniel 2 (10), Daniel 6 (8), Daniel 5 (6), Daniel 7 (5), Daniel 4 (4), Ezra 4 (2), Ezra 7 (2), Daniel 3 (1)
Forms
- קדם 20
- קדמי 8
- קדמוהי 7
- קדמך 2
- קדמה 2
- קדמיהון 1
- קדמיה 1
- וקדמוהי 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with qodam more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- דִּי di “that” 29
- מִן־ min “from” 18
- מֶלֶךְ melekh “king” 16
- אֲמַר amar “to say” 14
- עַל al “since” 14
- לָא la “not” 13
- דָּנִיֵּאל daniyyel “Daniel” 12
- אֱדַיִן edayin “then” 12
- אֱלָהּ elah “god” 12
- עֲלַל alal “to come” 9
- פְּשַׁר peshar “interpretation” 9
- חֲוָה chavah “to show” 8
Key verses
The verses using qodam that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Daniel 2:11 — And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
- Daniel 2:18 — That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of…
- Daniel 4:2 — I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.
- Daniel 5:19 — And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept…
- Daniel 5:23 — But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy…
- Daniel 6:10 — Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees…
- Daniel 6:22 — My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before…
- Daniel 6:26 — I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his…
- Daniel 7:7 — After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and…
- Daniel 7:8 — I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots:…
- Daniel 7:10 — A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the…
- Daniel 7:13 — I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near…
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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.