2. former, ancient — Former, ancient, belonging to earlier times or previous generations. Used of people from past eras (Job 18:20 'those before'), ancient things and events (Isa 43:18 'ancient things'), the proverb of the ancients (1 Sam 24:13), former prophets or precedents (Ezek 38:17), and former days (Mal 3:4). Glossed as 'ancients/former' (eng), 'القديمة/القدماء' (arb), '예전의/옛날의' (kor), 'antiguos/primeros' (spa), 'पुरानी/प्राचीन' (hin). 5×
AR["القُدَماءِ","الْقَدِيمَةِ","قَدِيمَةٍ","وَ-الْمُتَقَدِّمُونَ","وَالقَدِيمَاتِ"]·ben["এবং-পূর্বেরগুলিকে","এবং-পূর্বেররা","প্রাচীন","প্রাচীনের","সেই-প্রাচীনের"]·DE["[וקדמניות]","[וקדמנים]","[קדמונים]","[קדמניות]","der-ancients"]·EN["and-ancient-things","and-those-before","former","the-ancients"]·FR["[וקדמניות]","ancien","et-וקדמנים","le-ancients"]·heb["ה-קדמוני","ו-קדמוניות","ו-קדמונים","קדמוניות","קדמונים"]·HI["और-पुरानीं","पकड़ेगा","पहले-के","पुरानी","प्राचीन"]·ID["dahulu","dan-hal-hal-yang-kuno","dan-yang-dulu","kuno","purba"]·IT["[וקדמניות]","e-e-quelli-prima","il-ancients","orientale"]·jav["kina","lan-ingkang-kina","lan-tiyang-ngajeng","rumiyin"]·KO["그리고-선대들이","그리고-예전-것들을","예전-의","예전의","옛날의"]·PT["antigos","e-antigas","e-os-de-antes","os-antigos"]·RU["древние","древняя","и-древнее","и-предыдущие","прежние"]·ES["antiguos","los-antiguos","primeros","y-las-antiguas","y-los-de-antes"]·SW["na-waliokuja-kabla","na-ya-zamani","wa-kale","ya-kale","za-kale"]·TR["-eski","ve-eski-seyleri","ve-öncekiler","önceki","öncekinin"]·urd["اور-پرانی","اور-پہلے-کے-لوگ","قدیمی","پرانے"]
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1. eastern — Eastern, pertaining to the east as a geographic direction. Used with the article as a substantivized adjective designating the eastern sea (i.e. the Dead Sea) in Ezek 47:18, the eastern boundary in Ezek 10:19 and 11:1, and the eastern geographic features in Joel 2:20 and Zech 14:8. Glossed consistently as 'the eastern' (eng), 'الشرقي' (arb), '동쪽의' (kor), 'el oriental' (spa), 'पूर्वी' (hin). 5×
AR["الشَّرْقِيِّ","الشَّرْقِيِّ،"]·ben["পূর্বদিকের","পূর্বের"]·DE["[הקדמוני]","[הקדמני]"]·EN["the-eastern"]·FR["ancien"]·heb["ה-קַדמוֹני","ה-קדמוני"]·HI["पूरवी","पूर्वी"]·ID["timur","timur,"]·IT["l'orientale","orientale"]·jav["wétan"]·KO["그-동쪽의","그-동편","동쪽의"]·PT["a-oriental","o-oriental"]·RU["восточного","восточному","восточным","восточных"]·ES["el-oriental","la-oriental"]·SW["la-mashariki","ya-mashariki"]·TR["doğu","doğudaki","doğunun"]·urd["مشرقی","پورب-کے"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† I. קַדְמֹנִי adj. former, eastern (on format. v. LagBN 195 BaNB, § 227 d);—abs. ק׳ 1 S 24:14 (Gi v 13), Jo 2:20; -מוֹנִי Ez 10:19 +; mpl. קַדְמֹנִים Jb 18:20, -מוֹנִים Ez 38:17; fpl. קַדְמֹנִיּוֹת Is 43:18; Mal 3:4;— 1. former, ancient, יָמִים ק׳ Ez 38:17 former days; שָׁנִים ק׳ Mal 3:4 (‖ יְמֵי עוֹלָם): fpl. as n., former things Is 43:18 (‖ רִאשֹׁנוֹת); ms. as n. coll. מְשַׁל הַקַּדְמֹנִי 1 S…