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It can also refer to something that is from the east, as the east is often associated with antiquity in biblical texts. The word is used to denote people, places, or things that are considered to have existed in earlier times or to have origins in the east.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near Eastern context, the east was often associated with the origins of civilization and wisdom. The term "qadmoni" reflects this cultural perspective, emphasizing the value and reverence for what is ancient and established. The Israelites, like many ancient cultures, held a deep respect for their ancestors and the traditions passed down through generations, viewing them as sources of wisdom and guidance.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/6924.htm">qedem</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>former, eastern<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>ancients (1), east (3), eastern (3), eastward (1), former (2), things of the past (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. <font class="hebrew2">קַדְמֹנִי</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adjective</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>former, eastern</b></font> (on formation see Lag<sup>BN 195</sup> Ba<sup>NB, § 227d</sup>); — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ק</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/24-14.htm">1 Samuel 24:14</a> (Gi v.1 Samuel 24:13), <a href="/interlinear/joel/2-20.htm">Joel 2:20</a>; <font class="hebrew2">מ֑וֺנִי</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/10-19.htm">Ezekiel 10:19</a> +; masculine plural <font class="hebrew2">קַדְמֹנִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/18-20.htm">Job 18:20</a>, <font class="hebrew2">מ֑וֺנִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/38-17.htm">Ezekiel 38:17</a>; feminine plural <font class="hebrew2">קַדְמֹנִיּוֺת</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/43-18.htm">Isaiah 43:18</a>; <a href="/interlinear/malachi/3-4.htm">Malachi 3:4</a>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>former, ancient</em>, <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">יָמִים ק</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/38-17.htm">Ezekiel 38:17</a> <em>former days</em>; <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שָׁנִים ק</font> <a href="/interlinear/malachi/3-4.htm">Malachi 3:4</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">יְמֵי עוֺלָם</font>): feminine plural as n., <em>former things</em> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/43-18.htm">Isaiah 43:18</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">רִאשֹׁנוֺת</font>); masculine singular as collective noun <font class="hebrew2">מְשַׁל</font> <font class="hebrew2">הַקַּדְמֹנִי</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/24-14.htm">1 Samuel 24:14</a> <em>a proverb of the ancients.</em> <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>eastern:</em> of <font class="hebrew2">שַׁעַר</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/10-19.htm">Ezekiel 10:19</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/11-1.htm">Ezekiel 11:1</a>, <font class="hebrew2">יָם</font> (i.e. Dead Sea) <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/47-18.htm">Ezekiel 47:18</a> and (opposed to <font class="hebrew2">הַיָּם הָאַחֲרוֺן</font>) <a href="/interlinear/zechariah/14-8.htm">Zechariah 14:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/joel/2-20.htm">Joel 2:20</a>; masculine plural as noun <em>Easterns, those of the east</em> (opposed to west) <a href="/interlinear/job/18-20.htm">Job 18:20</a> (so Ew De Hi Di Bae Du; Vrss <em>earlier</em> and later, so Da and others [both future], Bu <em>former</em> Generations [now in <i>Sh®°ôl</i>], and future). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>ancient, they that went before, east, thing of old <p>Or qadmoniy {kad-mo-nee'}; from <a href="/hebrew/6930.htm">qadmown</a>; (of time) anterior or (of place) oriental -- ancient, they that went before, east, (thing of) old. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6930.htm">qadmown</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַקַּדְמֹנִ֔י הַקַּדְמוֹנִ֔י הַקַּדְמוֹנִ֖י הַקַּדְמוֹנִי֙ הקדמוני הקדמני וְ֝קַדְמֹנִ֗ים וְקַדְמֹנִיּ֖וֹת וקדמניות וקדמנים קַדְמֹנִיּֽוֹת׃ קַדְמוֹנִ֗ים קדמונים קדמניות׃ hakkadmoNi haq·qaḏ·mō·nî haq·qaḏ·mō·w·nî haqqaḏmōnî haqqaḏmōwnî kadmoNim kadmoniYot qaḏ·mō·nî·yō·wṯ qaḏ·mō·w·nîm qaḏmōnîyōwṯ qaḏmōwnîm vekadmoNim vekadmoniYot wə·qaḏ·mō·nî·yō·wṯ wə·qaḏ·mō·nîm wəqaḏmōnîm wəqaḏmōnîyōwṯ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/24-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 24:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/24.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יֹאמַ֗ר מְשַׁל֙ <b> הַקַּדְמֹנִ֔י </b> מֵרְשָׁעִ֖ים יֵ֣צֵא</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> As the proverb <span class="itali">of the ancients</span> says,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the proverb <span class="itali">of the ancients,</span> Wickedness<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/24-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> says as the proverb <span class="itali">of the ancients</span> condemn comes<p><b><a href="/text/job/18-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 18:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נָשַׁ֣מּוּ אַחֲרֹנִ֑ים <b> וְ֝קַדְמֹנִ֗ים </b> אָ֣חֲזוּ שָֽׂעַר׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> at his fate, <span class="itali">And those in the east</span> are seized<br><a href="/kjvs/job/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> at his day, <span class="itali">as they that went before</span> were affrighted.<br><a href="/interlinear/job/18-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> are appalled the west <span class="itali">the east</span> are seized horror<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/43-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 43:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/43.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תִּזְכְּר֖וּ רִֽאשֹׁנ֑וֹת <b> וְקַדְמֹנִיּ֖וֹת </b> אַל־ תִּתְבֹּנָֽנוּ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/43.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Or ponder <span class="itali">things of the past.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/43.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> neither consider <span class="itali">the things of old.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/43-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> call the former <span class="itali">things</span> not ponder<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/10-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 10:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בֵּית־ יְהוָה֙ <b> הַקַּדְמוֹנִ֔י </b> וּכְב֧וֹד אֱלֹהֵֽי־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> at the entrance <span class="itali">of the east</span> gate<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> at the door <span class="itali">of the east</span> gate<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/10-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> house of the LORD'S <span class="itali">of the east</span> and the glory of the God<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/11-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 11:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בֵּית־ יְהוָ֤ה <b> הַקַּדְמוֹנִי֙ </b> הַפּוֹנֶ֣ה קָדִ֔ימָה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> me up and brought <span class="itali">me to the east</span> gate<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and brought <span class="itali">me unto the east</span> gate<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/11-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> house of the LORD'S <span class="itali">to the east</span> faced eastward<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/38-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 38:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/38.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">דִּבַּ֜רְתִּי בְּיָמִ֣ים <b> קַדְמוֹנִ֗ים </b> בְּיַד֙ עֲבָדַי֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/38.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of whom I spoke <span class="itali">in former</span> days through<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/38.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [Art] thou he of whom I have spoken <span class="itali">in old</span> time<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/38-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> spoke days <span class="itali">former</span> through my servants<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/47-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 47:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/47.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַל־ הַיָּ֥ם <b> הַקַּדְמוֹנִ֖י </b> תָּמֹ֑דּוּ וְאֵ֖ת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/47.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> from the [north] border <span class="itali">to the eastern</span> sea<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/47.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> from the border <span class="itali">unto the east</span> sea.<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/47-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and sea <span class="itali">to the eastern</span> shall measure side<p><b><a href="/text/joel/2-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joel 2:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joel/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶל־ הַיָּם֙ <b> הַקַּדְמֹנִ֔י </b> וְסֹפ֖וֹ אֶל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joel/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And its vanguard <span class="itali">into the eastern</span> sea,<br><a href="/kjvs/joel/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with his face <span class="itali">toward the east</span> sea,<br><a href="/interlinear/joel/2-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> about sea <span class="itali">the eastern</span> rear about<p><b><a href="/text/zechariah/14-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Zechariah 14:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶל־ הַיָּם֙ <b> הַקַּדְמוֹנִ֔י </b> וְחֶצְיָ֖ם אֶל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/zechariah/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of them toward <span class="itali">the eastern</span> sea<br><a href="/kjvs/zechariah/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> half <span class="itali">of them toward the former</span> sea,<br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/14-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> toward sea <span class="itali">the eastern</span> half toward<p><b><a href="/text/malachi/3-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Malachi 3:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/malachi/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עוֹלָ֔ם וּכְשָׁנִ֖ים <b> קַדְמֹנִיּֽוֹת׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/malachi/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of old <span class="itali">and as in former</span> years.<br><a href="/kjvs/malachi/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of old, <span class="itali">and as in former</span> years.<br><a href="/interlinear/malachi/3-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of old years <span class="itali">former</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6931.htm">10 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6931.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6931<br>10 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/hakkadmoni_6931.htm">haq·qaḏ·mō·nî — 6 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/kadmonim_6931.htm">qaḏ·mō·w·nîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/kadmoniyot_6931.htm">qaḏ·mō·nî·yō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vekadmonim_6931.htm">wə·qaḏ·mō·nîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vekadmoniyot_6931.htm">wə·qaḏ·mō·nî·yō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div 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