6931. qadmoni
Strong's Lexicon
qadmoni: Ancient, former, eastern

Original Word: קַדְמוֹנִי
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: qadmowniy
Pronunciation: kad-mo-nee
Phonetic Spelling: (kad-mo-nee')
Definition: Ancient, former, eastern
Meaning: anterior, oriental

Word Origin: Derived from the root קָדַם (qadam), meaning "to be before" or "to precede."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G744 (archaios) - meaning ancient or old

- G3956 (palaiós) - meaning old or former

Usage: The term "qadmoni" is used to describe something that is ancient or from the past. It can also refer to something that is from the east, as the east is often associated with antiquity in biblical texts. The word is used to denote people, places, or things that are considered to have existed in earlier times or to have origins in the east.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near Eastern context, the east was often associated with the origins of civilization and wisdom. The term "qadmoni" reflects this cultural perspective, emphasizing the value and reverence for what is ancient and established. The Israelites, like many ancient cultures, held a deep respect for their ancestors and the traditions passed down through generations, viewing them as sources of wisdom and guidance.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as qedem
Definition
former, eastern
NASB Translation
ancients (1), east (3), eastern (3), eastward (1), former (2), things of the past (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. קַדְמֹנִי adjective former, eastern (on formation see LagBN 195 BaNB, § 227d); — absolute ׳ק 1 Samuel 24:14 (Gi v.1 Samuel 24:13), Joel 2:20; מ֑וֺנִי Ezekiel 10:19 +; masculine plural קַדְמֹנִים Job 18:20, מ֑וֺנִים Ezekiel 38:17; feminine plural קַדְמֹנִיּוֺת Isaiah 43:18; Malachi 3:4; —

1 former, ancient, ׳יָמִים ק Ezekiel 38:17 former days; ׳שָׁנִים ק Malachi 3:4 ("" יְמֵי עוֺלָם): feminine plural as n., former things Isaiah 43:18 ("" רִאשֹׁנוֺת); masculine singular as collective noun מְשַׁל הַקַּדְמֹנִי 1 Samuel 24:14 a proverb of the ancients.

2 eastern: of שַׁעַר Ezekiel 10:19; Ezekiel 11:1, יָם (i.e. Dead Sea) Ezekiel 47:18 and (opposed to הַיָּם הָאַחֲרוֺן) Zechariah 14:8; Joel 2:20; masculine plural as noun Easterns, those of the east (opposed to west) Job 18:20 (so Ew De Hi Di Bae Du; Vrss earlier and later, so Da and others [both future], Bu former Generations [now in Sh®°ôl], and future).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
ancient, they that went before, east, thing of old

Or qadmoniy {kad-mo-nee'}; from qadmown; (of time) anterior or (of place) oriental -- ancient, they that went before, east, (thing of) old.

see HEBREW qadmown

Forms and Transliterations
הַקַּדְמֹנִ֔י הַקַּדְמוֹנִ֔י הַקַּדְמוֹנִ֖י הַקַּדְמוֹנִי֙ הקדמוני הקדמני וְ֝קַדְמֹנִ֗ים וְקַדְמֹנִיּ֖וֹת וקדמניות וקדמנים קַדְמֹנִיּֽוֹת׃ קַדְמוֹנִ֗ים קדמונים קדמניות׃ hakkadmoNi haq·qaḏ·mō·nî haq·qaḏ·mō·w·nî haqqaḏmōnî haqqaḏmōwnî kadmoNim kadmoniYot qaḏ·mō·nî·yō·wṯ qaḏ·mō·w·nîm qaḏmōnîyōwṯ qaḏmōwnîm vekadmoNim vekadmoniYot wə·qaḏ·mō·nî·yō·wṯ wə·qaḏ·mō·nîm wəqaḏmōnîm wəqaḏmōnîyōwṯ
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Samuel 24:13
HEB: יֹאמַ֗ר מְשַׁל֙ הַקַּדְמֹנִ֔י מֵרְשָׁעִ֖ים יֵ֣צֵא
NAS: As the proverb of the ancients says,
KJV: the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness
INT: says as the proverb of the ancients condemn comes

Job 18:20
HEB: נָשַׁ֣מּוּ אַחֲרֹנִ֑ים וְ֝קַדְמֹנִ֗ים אָ֣חֲזוּ שָֽׂעַר׃
NAS: at his fate, And those in the east are seized
KJV: at his day, as they that went before were affrighted.
INT: are appalled the west the east are seized horror

Isaiah 43:18
HEB: תִּזְכְּר֖וּ רִֽאשֹׁנ֑וֹת וְקַדְמֹנִיּ֖וֹת אַל־ תִּתְבֹּנָֽנוּ׃
NAS: Or ponder things of the past.
KJV: neither consider the things of old.
INT: call the former things not ponder

Ezekiel 10:19
HEB: בֵּית־ יְהוָה֙ הַקַּדְמוֹנִ֔י וּכְב֧וֹד אֱלֹהֵֽי־
NAS: at the entrance of the east gate
KJV: at the door of the east gate
INT: house of the LORD'S of the east and the glory of the God

Ezekiel 11:1
HEB: בֵּית־ יְהוָ֤ה הַקַּדְמוֹנִי֙ הַפּוֹנֶ֣ה קָדִ֔ימָה
NAS: me up and brought me to the east gate
KJV: and brought me unto the east gate
INT: house of the LORD'S to the east faced eastward

Ezekiel 38:17
HEB: דִּבַּ֜רְתִּי בְּיָמִ֣ים קַדְמוֹנִ֗ים בְּיַד֙ עֲבָדַי֙
NAS: of whom I spoke in former days through
KJV: [Art] thou he of whom I have spoken in old time
INT: spoke days former through my servants

Ezekiel 47:18
HEB: עַל־ הַיָּ֥ם הַקַּדְמוֹנִ֖י תָּמֹ֑דּוּ וְאֵ֖ת
NAS: from the [north] border to the eastern sea
KJV: from the border unto the east sea.
INT: and sea to the eastern shall measure side

Joel 2:20
HEB: אֶל־ הַיָּם֙ הַקַּדְמֹנִ֔י וְסֹפ֖וֹ אֶל־
NAS: And its vanguard into the eastern sea,
KJV: with his face toward the east sea,
INT: about sea the eastern rear about

Zechariah 14:8
HEB: אֶל־ הַיָּם֙ הַקַּדְמוֹנִ֔י וְחֶצְיָ֖ם אֶל־
NAS: of them toward the eastern sea
KJV: half of them toward the former sea,
INT: toward sea the eastern half toward

Malachi 3:4
HEB: עוֹלָ֔ם וּכְשָׁנִ֖ים קַדְמֹנִיּֽוֹת׃
NAS: of old and as in former years.
KJV: of old, and as in former years.
INT: of old years former

10 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6931
10 Occurrences


haq·qaḏ·mō·nî — 6 Occ.
qaḏ·mō·w·nîm — 1 Occ.
qaḏ·mō·nî·yō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
wə·qaḏ·mō·nîm — 1 Occ.
wə·qaḏ·mō·nî·yō·wṯ — 1 Occ.















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