Help QuickNav Adv. Options
NKJV

NKJV

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's H6925 - qŏḏām

Choose a new font size and typeface
קֳדָם
Transliteration
qŏḏām
Pronunciation
kod-awm'
Listen
Part of Speech
preposition
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to קֶדֶם (H6924)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2966a

Strong’s Definitions

קֳדָם qŏdâm, kod-awm'; (Aramaic) or קְדָם qᵉdâm; (Aramaic) (Daniel 7:13), corresponding to H6924; before:—before, × from, × I (thought), × me, of, × it pleased, presence.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x

The KJV translates Strong's H6925 in the following manner: before (29x), before (with H4481) (2x), of (with H4481) (2x), him (2x), miscellaneous (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x
The KJV translates Strong's H6925 in the following manner: before (29x), before (with H4481) (2x), of (with H4481) (2x), him (2x), miscellaneous (7x).

  1. before, in front of

    1. before

    2. from before

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קֳדָם qŏdâm, kod-awm'; (Aramaic) or קְדָם qᵉdâm; (Aramaic) (Daniel 7:13), corresponding to H6924; before:—before, × from, × I (thought), × me, of, × it pleased, presence.
STRONGS H6925: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

קֳדָם 42 preposition before (so Old Aramaic, Nabataean, Palmyrene, etc. (Lzb360f.), Targum קָדָם, Syriac bdb111006; properly a substantive the front, compare Arabic bdb111007 the front; for √ see Biblical Hebrew H6924 קדם); — suffix קָדָמַי Daniel 2:9 +, מָ֑י- Daniel 2:6; קדמיך Kt, קֳדָמָךְ Qr, Daniel 5:23; Daniel 6:23; קֳדָמוֺהִי Daniel 4:5 + (compare Nerab קדמוה, Cooke189); 3rd person feminine singular קדמיה Kt, קֳדָמַהּ Qr, Daniel 7:7, 8, 20; קֳדָמֵיהוֺן † Daniel 4:4; —
1. before (= Hebrew לפְנֵי), especially in the phrases to answer, pray, say, etc., before a superior (as more respectful than to), Daniel 2:9 לְמֵאמַד קֳדָמַי, Daniel 2:10; Daniel 2:11; Daniel 2:27; Daniel 6:11 (see Dr), Daniel 6:12; Daniel 6:13; Daniel 6:14; קֱרִי ק׳ Ezra 4:18; Ezra 4:23; Ezra 5:23 (twice in verse); with שְׁפַר to seem fair Daniel 3:32; Daniel 6:2; after verbs of motion, in before, Daniel 2:24, 25; Daniel 3:13; Daniel 4:3 +; of time Daniel 7:7.
†2. מִןקֳֿדָם from before (= מִלִּפְנֵי, but as used in late Hebrew, Esther 1:19; Esther 4:8), with קַבֵּל Daniel 2:6, בְּעָא Daniel 2:18; of a decree, Daniel 6:27 מִןקֳֿדָמִי שִֹׁים טְעֵם (|| מִנִּי Daniel 3:29 +), compare Daniel 2:15; Ezra 7:14; of God, Daniel 5:24 דַּייְֿדָא פַּסּא שְׁלִיח מִןקֳֿדָמוֺהִי, Daniel 7:10 (so very often in Targum, DrSm lxx. f. lxxiii). Also = Hebrew מִפְּנֵי, with to fear Daniel 5:19; Daniel 6:27, be rooted up Daniel 7:8, fall Daniel 7:20.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

4:18; 4:23; 7:14

Esther

1:19; 4:8

Daniel

2:6; 2:6; 2:9; 2:9; 2:10; 2:11; 2:15; 2:18; 2:24; 2:25; 2:27; 3:13; 3:29; 4:3; 4:4; 4:5; 5:19; 5:23; 5:24; 6:2; 6:11; 6:12; 6:13; 6:14; 6:23; 6:27; 6:27; 7:7; 7:7; 7:8; 7:8; 7:10; 7:20; 7:20

H6925

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6925 matches the Hebrew קֳדָם (qŏḏām),
which occurs 46 times in 38 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:18 - The letter which you sent to us has been clearly read before me.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:23 - Now when the copy of King Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem against the Jews, and by force of arms made them cease.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:14 - And whereas you are being sent by the king and his seven counselors to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, with regard to the Law of your God which is in your hand;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:19 - Also the articles that are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver in full before the God of Jerusalem.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:6 - “However, if you tell the dream and its interpretation, you shall receive from me gifts, rewards, and great honor. Therefore tell me the dream and its interpretation.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:9 - “if you do not make known the dream to me, there is only one decree for you! For you have agreed to speak lying and corrupt words before me till the time has changed. Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can give me its interpretation.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:10 - The Chaldeans answered the king, and said, “There is not a man on earth who can tell the king’s matter; therefore no king, lord, or ruler has ever asked such things of any magician, astrologer, or Chaldean.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:11 - “It is a difficult thing that the king requests, and there is no other who can tell it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:15 - he answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, “Why is the decree from the king so urgent?” Then Arioch made the decision known to Daniel.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:18 - that they might seek mercies from the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:24 - Therefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said thus to him: “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; take me before the king, and I will tell the king the interpretation.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:25 - Then Arioch quickly brought Daniel before the king, and said thus to him, “I have found a man of the captives[fn] of Judah, who will make known to the king the interpretation.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:27 - Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, “The secret which the king has demanded, the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, and the soothsayers cannot declare to the king.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:36

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:36 - “This is the dream. Now we will tell the interpretation of it before the king.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:13 - Then Nebuchadnezzar, in rage and fury, gave the command to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. So they brought these men before the king.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:2 - I thought it good to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked for me.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:6 - Therefore I issued a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:7 - Then the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers came in, and I told them the dream; but they did not make known to me its interpretation.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:8 - But at last Daniel came before me (his name is Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god; in him is the Spirit of the Holy God), and I told the dream before him, saying:

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:13 - Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king spoke, and said to Daniel, “Are you that Daniel who is one of the captives[fn] from Judah, whom my father the king brought from Judah?

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:15 - “Now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, but they could not give the interpretation of the thing.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:17 - Then Daniel answered, and said before the king, “Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another; yet I will read the writing to the king, and make known to him the interpretation.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:19 - “And because of the majesty that He gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. Whomever he wished, he executed; whomever he wished, he kept alive; whomever he wished, he set up; and whomever he wished, he put down.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:23 - “And you have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. They have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your concubines, have drunk wine from them. And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which do not see or hear or know; and the God who holds your breath in His hand and owns all your ways, you have not glorified.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:24 - “Then the fingers[fn] of the hand were sent from Him, and this writing was written.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:1 - It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred and twenty satraps, to be over the whole kingdom;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:10 - Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:11 - Then these men assembled and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:12 - And they went before the king, and spoke concerning the king’s decree: “Have you not signed a decree that every man who petitions any god or man within thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?” The king answered and said, “The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which does not alter.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:13 - So they answered and said before the king, “That Daniel, who is one of the captives[fn] from Judah, does not show due regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:18 - Now the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting; and no musicians[fn] were brought before him. Also his sleep went from him.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:22 - “My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:26 - I make a decree that in every dominion of my kingdom men must tremble and fear before the God of Daniel.

For He is the living God,
And steadfast forever;
His kingdom is the one which shall not be destroyed,
And His dominion shall endure to the end.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:7 - “After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth; it was devouring, breaking in pieces, and trampling the residue with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:8 - “I was considering the horns, and there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:10 - A fiery stream issued
And came forth from before Him.
A thousand thousands ministered to Him;
Ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him.
The court[fn] was seated,
And the books were opened.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:13 - “I was watching in the night visions,
And behold, One like the Son of Man,
Coming with the clouds of heaven!
He came to the Ancient of Days,
And they brought Him near before Him.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:20 - “and the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, before which three fell, namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth which spoke pompous words, whose appearance was greater than his fellows.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
NKJV
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
NKJV
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan

Translations available: King James Version, New King James Version, New Living Translation, New International Version, English Standard Version, Christian Standard Bible, New American Standard Bible 2020, New American Standard Bible 1995, Legacy Standard Bible 2021, New English Translation, Revised Standard Version, American Standard Version, Young's Literal Translation, Darby Translation, Webster's Bible, Hebrew Names Version, Reina-Valera 1960, Latin Vulgate, Westminster Leningrad Codex, Septuagint, Morphological Greek New Testament, and Textus Receptus.