Eastern
קַדְמֹנִיStrong’s H6931qadmoni (qad-mo-ni)
Appears in 10 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Qadmoni is the Hebrew word usually translated “eastern”, “former” and “ancient”. It appears in 10 verses of the Old Testament.
“And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.”
Meaning
- Former, ancient, easternformer, ancient · eastern
How it's translated
- eastern 5
- former 2
- the ancient 1
- and before 1
- and ancient 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ezekiel 4
- 1 Samuel 1
- Job 1
- Isaiah 1
- Joel 1
- Zechariah 1
7 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Samuel 24:13As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
- Job 18:20They that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted.
- Isaiah 43:18Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
- Ezekiel 10:19And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD’s house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
- Ezekiel 11:1Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD’s house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.
- Ezekiel 38:17Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?
Hebrew dictionary
קַדְמֹנִי qadmoni · eastern
: eastern 1) former, ancient, eastern 1a) former, ancient 1b) eastern Also means: qad.mo.ni (קַדְמֹנִי ": older" H6931H)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “eastern” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
E'ASTERN, adjective
Oriental; being or dwelling in the east; as eastern kings; eastern countries; eastern nations.
- Situated towards the east; on the east part; as the eastern side of a town or church; the eastern gate.
- Going towards the east, or in the direction of east; as an eastern voyage.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.