Word Study · Strong's H6931 · Hebrew
קַדְמוֹנִי
qadmoni
kad-mo-nee'
Strong's 1890 spelling: qadmôwnîy
“(of time) anterior or (of place) oriental”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
(of time) anterior or (of place) oriental
Rendered in the KJV as
ancient, they that went before, east, (thing of) old.
- 10occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 7 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 10 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- הַקַּדְמוֹנִ֔י2
- הַקַּדְמֹנִ֔י2
- הַקַּדְמוֹנִי֙1
- הַקַּדְמוֹנִ֖י1
- וְקַדְמֹנִיּ֖וֹת1
- וְ֝קַדְמֹנִ֗ים1
- קַדְמוֹנִ֗ים1
- קַדְמֹנִיּֽוֹת׃1
How it is rendered · 5
- the eastern5
- former2
- and [those] before1
- and ancient [things]1
- the ancient[s]1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singular6
- adjective · feminine plural1
- adjective · masculine plural1
- conjunction (“and”) + adjective · feminine plural1
- conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Aamsa · 6
- HAafpa · 1
- HAampa · 1
- HC/Aafpa · 1
- HC/Aampa · 1
All 10, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Ezekiel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Ezekiel4 occurrences
- Ezekiel 10:19הַקַּדְמוֹנִ֔יhakadmonithe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularAs I watched, the cherubim lifted their wings and rose up from the ground, with the wheels beside them as they went. And they stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD, with the glory of the God of Israel above them.here: the eastern
- Ezekiel 11:1הַקַּדְמוֹנִי֙hakadmonithe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularThen the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the house of the LORD that faces east. And there at the entrance of the gate were twenty-five men. Among them I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, who were leaders of the people.here: the eastern
- Ezekiel 38:17קַדְמוֹנִ֗יםkadmonimadjective · masculine pluralThis is what the Lord GOD says: Are you the one of whom I have spoken in former days through My servants, the prophets of Israel, who in those times prophesied for years that I would bring you against them?here: former
- Ezekiel 47:18הַקַּדְמוֹנִ֖יhakadmonithe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularOn the east side the border will run between Hauran and Damascus, along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel, to the Eastern Sea and as far as Tamar. This will be the eastern boundary.here: the eastern