H6927 H6927
Former state, previous condition; origin or beginning; temporal 'before' (Aramaic-influenced)
Derived from the root q-d-m ('front, east, ancient'), qadmah denotes what came before -- whether a previous condition to which something may return, or the very origin and beginning of a thing. Ezekiel uses it repeatedly in restoration promises: Sodom and Samaria will return to their 'former state' (Ezek 16:55), and Israel will be made better than their 'former times' (Ezek 36:11). Isaiah 23:7 applies it to Tyre's ancient origin. In Psalm 129:6, the construct form functions almost as a conjunction meaning 'before,' an Aramaism reflecting the word's temporal flexibility. Spanish 'antiguedad' captures both the antiquity and former-condition senses elegantly.
1. former state, previous condition — Former state or previous condition, especially in prophetic contexts of restoration. Ezekiel 16:55 uses the suffixed form three times promising return to a prior state for Sodom, Samaria, and Jerusalem. Ezekiel 36:11 extends this to Israel's 'former times.' Spanish 'antiguedad' and English 'former state' converge on the restorative sense. 4×
AR["إِلَى-حَالَتِكُنَّ-السَّابِقَةِ","إِلَى-حَالَتِهِنَّ-السَّابِقَةِ","كَأَوَّلِكُمْ"]·ben["তাদের-আগের-অবস্থায়","তোমাদের-আগের-অবস্থায়।","তোমাদের-পূর্বকালের-মতো"]·DE["[כקדמותיכם]","[לקדמתכן]","[לקדמתן]"]·EN["as-your-former-times","to-former-state-their","to-former-state-your"]·FR["ancienneté"]·heb["כ-קדמותיכם","ל-קדמתכן","ל-קדמתן"]·HI["जैसे-पहले","पूर्व-स्थिति-अपनी-में","पूर्व-स्थिति-तुम्हारी-में"]·ID["ke-keadaan-semula-mereka,","ke-keadaan-semulamu.","seperti-dahulu-kala"]·IT["[כקדמותיכם]","[לקדמתכן]","[לקדמתן]"]·jav["dhateng-kaanan-sak-lawas-panjenengan","dhateng-kaanan-sak-lawasipun","kados-kina-panjenengan"]·KO["너희의-예전처럼","너희의-이전-상태로","자기-이전-상태로"]·PT["ao-seu-estado-anterior","ao-vosso-estado-anterior","como-antigamente-vosso"]·RU["к-прежнему-статусу-вашему","к-прежнему-статусу-своему","как-прежде-вашем"]·ES["a-antiguedad-de-ellas","a-antiguedad-de-vosotras","como-vuestras-antigüedades,"]·SW["kama-zamani-zenu","katika-hali-yao-ya-kwanza","katika-hali-yenu-ya-kwanza"]·TR["eskisi-gibi","önceki-durumuna","önceki-durumunuza"]·urd["اپنی-پہلی-حالت-پر","تمہارے-پہلے-جیسے"]
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Senses
2. origin, beginning, before (temporal) — Origin, beginning, or temporal 'before,' referring to the earliest point of existence or a time prior to a given event. Isaiah 23:7 speaks of Tyre's 'origin' reaching back to antiquity. Psalm 129:6 uses the construct as an Aramaic-influenced temporal conjunction meaning 'before (it) plucked up.' German 'welcher-vor' and Spanish 'que antes de' preserve this temporal-conjunctive nuance. 2×
AR["الَّذِي-قَبْلَمَا","قِدَمُهَا"]·ben["তার-প্রাচীনতা","যা-আগে-"]·DE["[קדמתה]","welcher-vor"]·EN["her-origin","which-before"]·FR["[קדמתה]","ancienneté"]·heb["קדמתה","שׁ-קדמת"]·HI["उसकी-शुरूआत","जो-पहले"]·ID["kekunoannya","yang-sebelum"]·IT["[קדמתה]","[שקדמת]"]·jav["ingkang-saderengipun","wiwitanipun"]·KO["그의-시작이라","이전-에"]·PT["que-antes-de","sua-antiguidade"]·RU["древность-её","которая-прежде"]·ES["que-antes-de","su-antigüedad"]·SW["ambayo-kabla-ya","zamani-zake"]·TR["eskiligin","ki-öncesinde"]·urd["اُس-کی-پیدائش","جو-پہلے"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [קַדְמָה] n.f. antiquity, former state;— 1. antiquity, beginning, sf. קַדְמָתָהּ Is 23:7 (of Tyre). 2. former state, sf. קַדְמָתָן Ez 16:55(×2), קַדְמַתְכֶן v 55; pl. sf. קַדְמוֹתֵיכֶם 36:11. 3. cstr. sg. = conj. before (temp.; Aramaic) שֶׁקַּדְמַת שָׁלַף ψ 129:6.