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Psalms 119:152
“Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
קֶדֶםqedem · keh'-dem
H6924 · Hebrew
H6924 · Hebrew
- Definition
- the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
- Derivation
- or קֵדְמָה; from H6923 (קָדַם);
- KJV renderings
- aforetime, ancient (time), before, east (end, part, side, -ward), eternal, [idiom] ever(-lasting), forward, old, past. Compare H6926 (קִדְמָה).
- Grammar
- קֶ֣דֶם — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 87 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:8Genesis 3:24Genesis 10:30Genesis 11:2Genesis 12:8
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read קֶדֶם here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.