Proverbs 8:22:5Prov.8.22.W5TAB
קֶ֖דֶם
kedem
“before or formerly”
- Transliteration
- KE-dem
- Extended
- KEH-dehm
- IPA
- /ˈqɛ.dɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- before or formerly
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KE-dem
- clause
KE-dem mif-a-LAV me-AZ
- sentence
ye-ho-VAH ka-NA-ni re-SHIT dar-KO KE-dem mif-a-LAV me-AZ
Exegesis
The adverb qēdēm {קֶדֶם | qēdēm} 'before' introduces the temporal sequence with the construct mip‘ālāw {מִפְעָלָיו | mip‘ālāw} 'His works' and the adverb mēʾāz {מֵאָז | mēʾāz} 'long ago'. The Hebrew perfect aspect conveys a completed action in the distant past, and the tight sequence of construct and adverbial phrases highlights Wisdom's primacy in the divine ordering.
In context — Proverbs 8:22
The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His way, before His works of long ago.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 8:22, so the Hebrew word קֶ֖דֶם (kedem) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.8.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.22.W5.S1) and character.