קִדְמָה (qidmâ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning front. It appears
4 times
in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H6926).
Also rendered
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