קַדְמָה (qadmâ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning antiquity. It appears
6 times
in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H6927).
Also rendered
former
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1988c)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1988c)antiquity, former state; beginning; before; priority; afore, former estate
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
קַדְמָהnoun, feminine: antiquity, former state
1.antiquity, beginning
2.former state
3.construct singular = conjunction before (temp.)
Strong's H6927קַדְמָה: priority (in time); also used adverbially (before) KJV:afore, antiquity, former (old) estate.
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