Qadmâh — H6927

Definition

feminine noun

priority (in time); also used adverbially (before)

1. antiquity, former state or estate or situation, before, origin
1. antiquity, beginning, origin
2. former state or situation conj
3. before

Usually translated as

estate, antiquity, afore, former

Origin

from H6923

• Derived from Qâdam (H6923)

Occurrences

Qadmâh occurs 5 times in 3 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Isaiah (1), Ezekiel (2)

• Isaiah 23:7 — Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity (קַדְמָתָהּ֙) is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.
• Ezekiel 16:55 — When thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate (לְקַדְמָתָ֔ן), and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate, then thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate.
• Ezekiel 16:55 — When thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate, and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate (לְקַדְמָתָ֑ן), then thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate.
• Ezekiel 16:55 — When thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate, and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate, then thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate (לְקַדְמַתְכֶֽן).
• Ezekiel 36:11 — And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates (כְּקַדְמֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗ם), and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.