Qŏdâm — H6925

Definition

preposition

before

1. before, in front of
1. before
2. from before

Usually translated as

before, of, from, it pleased, presence, I, me

Origin

(Aramaic) or qᵉdâm; (Aramaic) (Daniel 7:13), corresponding to H6924

• Qedem (H6924)

Greek equivalents

• parístēmi (G3936)

Occurrences

Qŏdâm occurs 42 times in 38 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (4), Daniel (34)

• Ezra 4:18 — The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before (קָדָמָֽי) me.
• Ezra 4:23 — Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before (קֳדָם) Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.
• Ezra 7:14 — Forasmuch as thou art sent of (קֳדָ֨ם) the king, and of his seven counsellors, to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand;
• Ezra 7:19 — The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, those deliver thou before (קֳדָ֖ם) the God of Jerusalem.
• Daniel 2:6 — But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of (קֳדָמָ֑י) me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.
• Daniel 2:9 — But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before (קָֽדָמַ֔י) me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.
• Daniel 2:10 — The Chaldeans answered before (קֳדָם) the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king’s matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
• Daniel 2:11 — And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before (קֳדָ֣ם) the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
• Daniel 2:15 — He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why is the decree so hasty from (קֳדָ֣ם) the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
• Daniel 2:18 — That they would desire mercies of (קֳדָם֙) the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
• Daniel 2:24 — Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before (קֳדָ֣ם) the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.
• Daniel 2:25 — Then Arioch brought in Daniel before (קֳדָ֣ם) the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.
• Daniel 2:27 — Daniel answered in the presence of (קֳדָ֥ם) the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;
• Daniel 2:36 — This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before (קֳדָם) the king.
• Daniel 3:13 — Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought these men before (קֳדָ֥ם) the king.
• Daniel 4:2 — I thought it good (קָֽדָמַ֖י) to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.
• Daniel 4:6 — Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before (קָֽדָמַ֔י) me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.
• Daniel 4:7 — Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before (קֳדָ֣מֵיה֔וֹן) them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.
• Daniel 4:8 — But at the last Daniel came in before (קָֽדָמַ֨י) me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, saying,
• Daniel 4:8 — But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and before (קָֽדָמ֥וֹהִי) him I told the dream, saying,
• Daniel 5:13 — Then was Daniel brought in before (קֳדָ֣ם) the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry?
• Daniel 5:15 — And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before (קָֽדָמַ֗י) me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:
• Daniel 5:17 — Then Daniel answered and said before (קֳדָ֣ם) the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.
• Daniel 5:19 — And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before (קֳדָמ֑וֹהִי) him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.
• Daniel 5:23 — But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before (קָֽדָמָ֗ךְ) thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:
• Daniel 5:24 — Then was the part of the hand sent from (קֳדָמ֔וֹהִי) him; and this writing was written.
• Daniel 6:1 — It pleased (קֳדָ֣ם) Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;
• Daniel 6:10 — Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before (קֳדָ֣ם) his God, as he did aforetime.
• Daniel 6:11 — Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before (קֳדָ֥ם) his God.
• Daniel 6:12 — Then they came near, and spake before (קֳדָם) the king concerning the king’s decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
• Daniel 6:13 — Then answered they and said before (קֳדָ֣ם) the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
• Daniel 6:18 — Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before (קָֽדָמ֑וֹהִי) him: and his sleep went from him.
• Daniel 6:22 — My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before (קָֽדָמ֙וֹהִי֙) him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
• Daniel 6:22 — My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before (קָֽדָמָךְ֙) thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
• Daniel 6:26 — I make (קֳדָמַי֮) a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.
• Daniel 6:26 — I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before (קֳדָ֖ם) the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.
• Daniel 7:7 — After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before (קָֽדָמַ֔יהּ) it; and it had ten horns.
• Daniel 7:8 — I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before (קֳדָמַ֑הּ) whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
• Daniel 7:10 — A fiery stream issued and came forth from before (קֳדָמ֔וֹהִי) him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
• Daniel 7:10 — A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before (קָֽדָמ֣וֹהִי) him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
• Daniel 7:13 — I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before (וּקְדָמ֖וֹהִי) him.
• Daniel 7:20 — And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before (קֳדָמַ֖הּ) whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.