Qadmôwnîy — H6931

Definition

adjective

(of time) anterior or (of place) oriental

1. former, ancient, eastern
1. former, ancient
2. eastern

Usually translated as

east, old, ancient, they that went before

Origin

or qadmônîy; from H6930

• Derived from Qadmôwn (H6930)

Occurrences

Qadmôwnîy occurs 10 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Samuel (1), Job (1), Isaiah (1), Ezekiel (4), Joel (1), Zechariah (1), Malachi (1)

• 1 Samuel 24:13 — As saith the proverb of the ancients (הַקַּדְמֹנִ֔י), Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
• Job 18:20 — They that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before (וְ֝קַדְמֹנִ֗ים) were affrighted.
• Isaiah 43:18 — Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old (וְקַדְמֹנִיּ֖וֹת).
• Ezekiel 10:19 — And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east (הַקַּדְמוֹנִ֔י) gate of the LORD’s house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
• Ezekiel 11:1 — Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east (הַקַּדְמוֹנִי֙) gate of the LORD’s house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.
• Ezekiel 38:17 — Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old (קַדְמוֹנִ֗ים) time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?
• Ezekiel 47:18 — And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan, from the border unto the east (הַקַּדְמוֹנִ֖י) sea. And this is the east side.
• Joel 2:20 — But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east (הַקַּדְמֹנִ֔י) sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.
• Zechariah 14:8 — And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former (הַקַּדְמוֹנִ֔י) sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
• Malachi 3:4 — Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former (קַדְמֹנִיּֽוֹת) years.