קֶדֶם (qedem) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning eastward. It appears
87 times
in 22 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H6924).
Also rendered
front
East
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1988a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1988a)front, east, aforetime; eastward; ancient time, ancient mts, in ancient days, from of old, anciently, of old, beginning; fore part, antiquity, before, forward; ancient, eternal, old, past
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
קֶ֫דֶםnoun, masculine: front, east, aforetime
1.place
a.front
b.East; eastward
2.temp., ancient time, aforetime
a.הַרְרֵי ק׳ ancient mts.
b.בִּימֵי ק׳ in ancient days
c.מִקּ׳ from of old
d.קדם alone, as adverb anciently, of old
e.beginning
קִדְמָהnoun, feminine: front, East
Strong's H6924קֶדֶם: the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward) KJV:aforetime, ancient (time), before, east (end, part, side, -ward), eternal, × ever(-lasting), forward, old, past. Compare H6926.
Strong's H6926קִדְמָה: the forward part (or relatively) East (often adverbially, on the east or in front) KJV:east(-ward).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 1988: קָדַםqādam — come, be in front, meet; project, precede, anticipate, hasten; disappoint, prevent