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Lexicon :: Strong's H6925 - qŏḏām

Aa
קֳדָם
Transliteration
qŏḏām
Pronunciation
kod-awm'
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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.
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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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:18 - the document H5407 which H1768 you sent H7972 to us has been [fn]translated H6568 and read H7123 before H6925 me.

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Then H116 as soon H4481 H1768 as the copy H6573 of King H4430 Artaxerxes’ H783 decree H5407 was read H7123 before H6925 Rehum H7348 and Shimshai H8124 the scribe H5613 and their colleagues H3675, they went H236 in a hurry H924 to Jerusalem H3390 to the Jews H3062 and stopped H989 them by military H2429 force H153.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:14 - “Since H6903 H1768 you are sent H7972 [fn]on the part H6925 of the king H4430 and his seven H7655 advisers H3272 to inquire H1240 about H5922 Judah H3061 and Jerusalem H3390 according to the Law H1882 of your God H426 which H1768 is in your hand H3028,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:19 - “Also the utensils H3984 which H1768 are given H3052 to you for the service H6402 of the house H1005 of your God H426, deliver H8000 in H8000 full H8000 before H6925 the God H426 of Jerusalem H3390.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:6 - “But if H2006 you declare H2324 the dream H2493 and its interpretation H6591, you will receive H6902 from me gifts H4978 and a reward H5023 and great H7690 honor H3367; therefore H3861 declare H2324 to me the dream H2493 and its interpretation H6591.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:9 - that if H2006 you do not make H3046 the dream H2493 known H3046 to me, there is only one H2298 [fn]decree H1882 for you. For you have agreed H2164 together H2164 to speak H560 lying H3538 and corrupt H7844 [fn]words H4406 before H6925 me until H5705 H1768 the [fn]situation H5732 is changed H8133; therefore H3861 tell H560 me the dream H2493, so that I may know H3046 that you can declare H2324 to me its interpretation H6591.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:10 - The Chaldeans H3779 answered H6032 [fn]the king H4430 and said H560, “There H383 is H383 no H3809 person H606 on earth H3007 who H1768 could H3202 declare H2324 the matter H4406 [fn]to the king H4430, because H6903 H1768 no H3606 H3809 great H7229 king H4430 or ruler H7990 has ever asked H7593 anything H4406 like this H1836 of any H3606 soothsayer H2749 priest H2749, sorcerer H826, or Chaldean H3779.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:11 - “Moreover, the thing H4406 which H1768 the king H4430 demands H7593 is difficult H3358, and there H383 is H383 no H3809 one H321 else H321 who H1768 could declare H2324 it [fn]to the king H4430 except H3861 gods H426, whose H1768 dwelling H4070 place H4070 is not with mortal flesh H1321.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:15 - he said H560 to Arioch H746, the king’s H4430 officer H7990, “For what H4101 reason H5922 H4101 is the decree H1882 from the king H4430 so harsh H2685?” Then H116 Arioch H746 informed H3046 Daniel H1841 of the matter H4406.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:18 - so that they might request H1156 compassion H7359 from the God H426 of heaven H8065 concerning H5922 this H1836 secret H7328, so H1768 that H1768 Daniel H1841 and his friends H2269 would not be killed H7 with the rest H7606 of the wise H2445 men H2445 of Babylon H895.

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Thereupon H6903 H1836, Daniel H1841 went H5954 to Arioch H746, whom H1768 the king H4430 had appointed H4483 to kill H7 the wise H2445 men H2445 of Babylon H895; he went H236 and said H560 this H3652 to him: “Do not kill H7 the wise H2445 men H2445 of Babylon H895! Take H5954 me [fn]into the king’s H4430 presence H6925, and I will declare H2324 the interpretation H6591 to the king H4430.”

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Then H116 Arioch H746 hurriedly H927 brought H5954 Daniel H1841 [fn]into the king’s H4430 presence H6925 and spoke H560 to him as H3652 follows H3652: “I have found H7912 a man H1400 among H4481 the [fn]exiles H1123 H1547 from Judah H3061 who H1768 can make H3046 the interpretation H6591 known H3046 to the king H4430!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:27 - Daniel H1841 answered H6032 before H6925 the king H4430 and said H560, “As for the secret H7328 about which H1768 the king H4430 has inquired H7593, neither H3809 wise H2445 men H2445, sorcerers H826, soothsayer H2749 priests H2749, nor diviners H1505 are able H3202 to declare H2324 it to the king H4430.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:36 -

“This H1836 was the dream H2493; and now we will tell H560 its interpretation H6591 before H6925 the king H4430.

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Then H116 Nebuchadnezzar H5020 in rage H7266 and anger H2528 gave H560 orders H560 to bring H858 Shadrach H7715, Meshach H4336, and Abed-nego H5665; then H116 these H479 men H1400 were brought H858 before H6925 the king H4430.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:2 - “I am pleased H8232 to declare H2324 the signs H852 and miracles H8540 that the Most H5943 High H5943 God H426 has done H5648 for me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:6 - “So I gave H7761 orders H2942 to bring H5954 into my presence H6925 all H3606 the wise H2445 men H2445 of Babylon H895, so H1768 that H1768 they might make H3046 known H3046 to me the interpretation H6591 of the dream H2493.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:7 - “Then H116 the soothsayer H2749 priests H2749, the sorcerers H826, the [fn]Chaldeans H3779, and the diviners H1505 came H5954 in H5954 and I related H560 the dream H2493 [fn]to them, but they could not make H3046 its interpretation H6591 known H3046 to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:8 - “But finally H5705 H318 Daniel H1841 came H5954 in H5954 before H6925 me, whose H1768 name H8036 is Belteshazzar H1096 according to the name H8036 of my god H426, and in whom H1768 is [fn]a spirit H7308 of the holy H6922 gods H426; and I related H560 the dream H2493 [fn]to him, saying,

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Then H116 Daniel H1841 was brought H5954 in H5954 before H6925 the king H4430. The king H4430 began H6032 speaking H6032 and said H560 to Daniel H1841, “Are you that Daniel H1841 who H1768 is one of the [fn]exiles H1123 H1547 from Judah H3061, whom H1768 my father H2 the king H4430 brought H858 from Judah H3061?

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:15 - “Just now H3705 the wise H2445 men H2445 and the sorcerers H826 were brought H5954 in H5954 before H6925 me to read H7123 this H1836 inscription H3792 and make H3046 its interpretation H6591 known H3046 to me, but they could H3546 not declare H2324 the interpretation H6591 of the [fn]message H4406.

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Then H116 Daniel H1841 replied H6032 and said H560 before H6925 the king H4430, “[fn]Keep your gifts H4978 for yourself or give H3052 your rewards H5023 to someone H321 else H321; however H1297, I will read H7123 the inscription H3792 to the king H4430 and make H3046 the interpretation H6591 known H3046 to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:19 - “Now because H4481 of the greatness H7238 which H1768 He granted H3052 him, all H3606 the peoples H5972, nations H524, and populations of all [fn]languages H3961 trembled H2112 and feared H1763 in his presence H6925; whomever H1768 he wished H6634, he killed H6992, and whomever H1768 he wished H6634, he spared H2418 alive H2418; and whomever H1768 he wished H6634 he elevated H7313, and whomever H1768 he wished H6634 he humbled H8214.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:23 - but you have risen H7313 up against H5922 the Lord H4756 of heaven H8065; and they have brought H858 the vessels H3984 of His house H1005 before H6925 you, and you and your nobles H7261, your wives H7695, and your concubines H3904 have been drinking H8355 wine H2562 out of them; and you have praised H7624 the gods H426 of silver H3702 and gold H1722, of bronze H5174, iron H6523, wood H636, and stone H69, which H1768 do not see H7200, nor H3809 hear H8086, nor H3809 understand H3046. But the God H426 in whose H1768 hand H3028 are your life-breath H5396 and all your ways H735, you have not glorified H1922.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:24 - “Then H116 the [fn]hand H3028 was sent H7972 from Him and this H1836 inscription H3792 was written H7560 out.

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[fn]It pleased H8232 Darius H1868 to appoint H6966 120 H3969 H6243 satraps H324 over H5922 the kingdom H4437, to be in charge of the whole H3606 kingdom H4437,

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Now when H1768 Daniel H1841 learned H3046 that the document H3792 was signed H7560, he entered H5954 his house H1005 (and in H5954 his roof H5952 chamber H5952 he had windows H3551 open H6606 toward H5049 Jerusalem H3390); and he continued kneeling H1289 on his knees H1291 three H8532 times H2166 a day H3118, praying H6739 and offering H3029 praise H3029 before H6925 his God H426, just H6903 as he had been doing H5648 previously H4481 H6928.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:11 - Then H116 these H479 men H1400 came H7284 [fn]by H7284 agreement H7284 and found H7912 Daniel H1841 offering H1156 a H1156 prayer H1156 and imploring H2604 favor before H6925 his God H426.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:12 - Then H116 they approached H7127 and spoke H560 before H6925 the king H4430 about H5922 the king’s H4430 injunction H633: “Did you not sign H7560 an injunction H633 that any H3606 person H606 who H1768 offers H1156 a H1156 prayer H1156 to any H3606 god H426 or person H606 besides H3861 H4481 you, O king H4430, for thirty H8533 days H3118, is to be thrown H7412 into the lions’ H744 den H1358?” The king H4430 replied H6032, “The statement H4406 is true H3330, according to the law H1882 of the Medes H4076 and Persians H6540, which H1768 [fn]may not be revoked H5709.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:13 - Then H116 they responded H6032 and spoke H560 before H6925 the king H4430, “Daniel H1841, who H1768 is one of the [fn]exiles H1123 H1547 from Judah H3061, pays H7761 no H3809 attention H2942 to you, O king H4430, or to the injunction H633 which H1768 you signed H7560, but keeps offering H1156 his prayer H1159 three H8532 times H2166 a day H3118.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:18 - Then H116 the king H4430 went H236 to his palace H1965 and spent H956 the H956 night H956 fasting H2908, and no H3809 entertainment H1761 was brought H5954 before H6925 him; and his sleep H8139 fled H5075 from him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:22 - “My God H426 sent H7972 His angel H4398 and shut H5463 the lions’ H744 mouths H6433, and they have not harmed H2255 me, since H6903 H1768 [fn]I was found H7912 innocent H2136 before H6925 Him; and also H638 [fn]toward H6925 you, O king H4430, I have committed H5648 no H3809 crime H2248.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:26 - “[fn]I issue H7761 a decree H2942 that in all H3606 the realm H7985 of my kingdom H4437 people are to tremble H2112 and fear H1763 before H4481 H6925 the God H426 of Daniel H1841;

For He is the living H2417 God H426 and enduring H7011 forever H5957,

And His kingdom H4437 is one which H1768 will not be destroyed H2255,

And His dominion H7985 will be [fn]forever H5491.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:7 - “After H892 this H1836 I kept H1934 looking H2370 in the night H3916 visions H2376, and behold H718, a fourth H7244 beast H2423, dreadful H1763 and terrible H574, and extremely H3493 strong H8624; and it had large H7229 iron H6523 teeth H8128. It devoured H399 and crushed H1855, and trampled H7512 down H7512 the remainder H7606 with its feet H7271; and it was different H8133 from all H3606 the beasts H2423 that were before H6925 it, and it had ten H6236 horns H7162.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:8 - “While I was thinking H7920 about the horns H7162, behold H431, another H321 horn H7162, a little H2192 one H2192, came H5559 up H5559 among H997 them, and three H8532 of the previous H6933 horns H7162 were plucked H6132 out H6132 before H4481 H6925 it; and behold H431, [fn]this H1668 horn H7162 possessed eyes H5870 like human H606 eyes H5870, and a mouth H6433 uttering H4449 great H7229 boasts.

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“A river H5103 of fire H5135 was flowing H5047

And coming H5312 out H5312 from before H6925 Him;

Thousands H506 upon thousands H506 were serving H8120 Him,

And myriads H7240 upon myriads H7240 were standing H6966 before H6925 Him;

The court H1780 [fn]convened H3488,

And the books H5609 were opened H6606.

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“I kept H1934 looking H2370 in the night H3916 visions H2376,

And behold H718, with the clouds H6050 of heaven H8065

One like a son H1247 of man H606 was coming H858,

And He came H4291 up H4291 to the Ancient H6268 of Days H3118

And was presented H7127 before H6925 Him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:20 - and the meaning of the ten H6236 horns H7162 that were on its head H7217, and the other H321 horn which H1768 came H5559 up H5559, and before H4481 H6925 which three H8532 of the horns fell H5308, namely, that horn H7162 which had eyes H5870 and a mouth H6433 uttering H4449 great H7229 boasts, and [fn]which was larger H7229 in appearance H2376 than H4481 its associates H2273.
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