H6934 H6934
Kadmiel — 'El is the ancient one'; a Levite leader prominent in the post-exilic community's worship and covenant renewal.
Kadmiel is a Levitical name meaning 'God is the ancient one' or 'El is of old,' combining qedem ('east, ancient time') with El. This Levite leader appears at every major milestone of the post-exilic restoration: among the returning exiles (Ezra 2:40 = Neh 7:43), supervising Temple reconstruction under Zerubbabel (Ezra 3:9), leading public worship and confession (Neh 9:4-5), sealing the covenant renewal (Neh 10:10), and serving in praise and thanksgiving duties (Neh 12:8, 24). His consistent pairing with Jeshua son of Kadmiel or alongside other Levitical leaders suggests he headed a major Levitical house. The name's theology—affirming God's eternal priority—resonates with the community's effort to re-establish ancient worship in a new era.
Senses
1. Kadmiel (proper name, Levite leader) — A theophoric Levitical proper name meaning 'El is the ancient one,' from qedem (antiquity, the east) plus El. Identifies a prominent Levite leader of the post-exilic community. He appears in the lists of returning exiles (Ezra 2:40 = Neh 7:43), oversees Temple foundation work (Ezra 3:9), leads communal prayer and confession on the stairs of the Levites (Neh 9:4-5), signs the covenant document (Neh 10:10), and serves in organized praise (Neh 12:8, 24). The LXX renders the name Kadmiel (Καδμιηλ). Multilingual glosses—English 'Kadmiel,' Spanish 'Cadmiel,' French 'Kadmiel'—are remarkably uniform, while German transcriptions preserve the Hebrew consonantal forms. The Sabaic cognate 'ilqadm confirms the antiquity of this theophoric pattern. 8×
AR["قَدميئيلَ", "قَدميئيلُ", "قَدْمِيئِيلُ", "لِقَدْميئيلَ", "وَ-قَدْمِيئِيلَ", "وَ-قَدْمِيئِيلُ"]·ben["-কদ্মীয়েলের-থেকে", "আর-কদ্মীয়েল", "আর-কদ্মীয়েলের", "কদ্মীয়েল", "কদ্মীয়েলের", "কদ্মীয়েল"]·DE["[וקדמיאל]", "[לקדמיאל]", "[קדמיאל]"]·EN["Kadmiel", "Qadmiel", "and-Kadmiel", "and-Qadmiel", "of-Kadmiel"]·FR["Kadmiel", "et-Kadmiel", "zu-Kadmiel"]·heb["ו-קדמיאל", "ל-קדמיאל", "קדמיאל"]·HI["और-कद्मीएल", "कदमीएल", "कदमीएल-का", "कद्मीएल", "कद्मीएल-के"]·ID["Kadmiel", "dan-Kadmiel", "dari-Kadmiel"]·IT["Cadmiel", "a-Cadmiel", "e-Cadmiel"]·jav["Kadmiel", "kangge-Kadmiel", "lan-Kadmiel"]·KO["가드미엘", "가드미엘의", "갓미엘", "갓미엘과", "그리고-가드미엘", "그리고-갓미엘"]·PT["Kadmiel", "Qadmiel", "de-Kadmiel", "e-Qadmiel"]·RU["КадмиЭль", "Кадмиэль", "Кадмиэля", "для-КадмиЭля", "и-КадмиЭль", "и-Кадмиила"]·ES["Cadmiel", "de-Cadmiel", "y-Cadmiel"]·SW["Kadmieli", "kwa-Kadmieli", "na-Kadmieli"]·TR["Kadmiel", "Kadmiel'e", "Kadmiel'in", "ve-Kadmiel", "ve-Kadmielin"]·urd["اور-قدمیئیل-کے", "اور-قدمیایل", "قدمی-ایل", "قدمیئیل", "قدمیایل", "قدمیایل-کے-لیے"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† קַדְמִיאֵל n.pr.m. Καδμιηλ, 𝔊L Κεδμιηλ; Levite name (Ēl is the ancient one; cf. Sab. אלקדם DHMZMG xxxvii (1883), 374);—Ezr 2:40 = Ne 7:43; Ezr 3:9; Ne 9:4, 5; 10:10; 12:8, 24.