hebrew #6923 - קָדַם qadam (to come or be in front)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

A primitive root; to project (one self), i.e. Precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help) -- come (go, (flee)) before, + disappoint, meet, prevent.

Englishman's Concordance

Brown-Driver-Briggs

1. a.meet, confront (with hostility) with accusative of person 2 Samuel 22:6 (twice in verse).=Psalm 18:6; Psalm 18:9; Job 30:27, with accusative מָּנָיוPsalm 17:13 of hostile approach to city (active) 2 Kings 19:32=Isaiah 37:33 (+ adverb accusative).

b.come to meet one (accusative) as friend, with (ב) something Isaiah 21:14; Deuteronomy 23:5; Nehemiah 13:2, so, as worshippers (accusative of ׳י), Micah 6:6 (twice in verse); with accusative of person + of thing Psalm 21:4, so Psalm 59:11 Kt ᵐ5ᵑ9 (accusative of person alone Qr), accusative of person alone Psalm 79:8; accusative ׳יPsalm 88:14, accusative מָּנָיו (of ׳י) Psalm 95:2, compare חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת יְקַדְּמוּ פָנֶיךָPsalm 89:15 (namely, to join themselves to thee).

c.meet, receive, accusative of person, Job 3:12.

2. a.go before, in frontPsalm 68:26.

b.be in front, 1 Samuel 20:25 (read וַיְקַדֵּם for וַיָּקָם) ᵐ5 Ew Th We Dr and others

3be beforehand, with ב temporal Psalm 119:147; + infinitive construct Jonah 4:2; anticipate, forestall, with accusative of thing Psalm 119:148.

Hiph`il 1.Imperfect3feminine singular תַּקְדִּים (We Now GASm תְּקַדֵּם) Amos 9:10calamity . . . shall not come in front about us (בַּעֲדֵינוּ).

2Perfect3masculine singular suffix הִקְדִּימַנִיJob 41:3 who has anticipated me [God]? ᵐ5 Me Bi Bu confronted me (reading וַיִּשְׁלָ֑ם for following וַאֲשַׁלֵּם); Du יְקַדְּמֶנּוּconfronted him (the crocodile).

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 6923. קָדַם (qadam) — 26 Occurrences

Deuteronomy 23:4
HEB:אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹא־ קִדְּמ֤וּ אֶתְכֶם֙ בַּלֶּ֣חֶם
NAS: because they did not meet you with food
KJV: Because they met you not with bread
INT: and because did not meet food and water

2 Samuel 22:6
HEB:שְׁא֖וֹל סַבֻּ֑נִי קִדְּמֻ֖נִי מֹֽקְשֵׁי־ מָֽוֶת׃
NAS: me; The snares of death confronted me.
KJV: the snares of death prevented me;
INT: of Sheol surrounded confronted the snares of death

2 Samuel 22:19
HEB: יְקַדְּמֻ֖נִי בְּי֣וֹם אֵידִ֑י
NAS:They confronted me in the day
KJV:They prevented me in the day
INT:confronted the day of my calamity

2 Kings 19:32
HEB:חֵ֑ץ וְלֹֽא־ יְקַדְּמֶ֣נָּה מָגֵ֔ן וְלֹֽא־
NAS: there; and he will not come before it with a shield
KJV: an arrow there, nor come before it with shield,
INT: an arrow or come A shield or

Nehemiah 13:2
HEB:כִּ֣י לֹ֧א קִדְּמ֛וּ אֶת־ בְּנֵ֥י
NAS: because they did not meet the sons
KJV:Because they met not the children
INT: because did not meet the sons of Israel

Job 3:12
HEB: מַ֭דּוּעַ קִדְּמ֣וּנִי בִרְכָּ֑יִם וּמַה־
NAS: did the knees receive me, And why
KJV: Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts
INT: Why receive the knees and why

Job 30:27
HEB:וְלֹא־ דָ֗מּוּ קִדְּמֻ֥נִי יְמֵי־ עֹֽנִי׃
NAS: Days of affliction confront me.
KJV: of affliction prevented me.
INT: and cannot relax confront Days of affliction

Job 41:11
HEB: מִ֣י הִ֭קְדִּימַנִי וַאֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם תַּ֖חַת
NAS: Who has given to Me that I should repay
KJV:Who hath prevented me, that I should repay
INT: Who has given repay is under

Psalm 17:13
HEB:קוּמָ֤ה יְהוָ֗ה קַדְּמָ֣ה פָ֭נָיו הַכְרִיעֵ֑הוּ
NAS: O LORD, confront him, bring him low;
KJV: O LORD, disappoint him,
INT: Arise LORD confront him bring

Psalm 18:5
HEB:שְׁא֣וֹל סְבָב֑וּנִי קִ֝דְּמ֗וּנִי מ֣וֹקְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃
NAS: me; The snares of death confronted me.
KJV: the snares of death prevented me.
INT: of Sheol surrounded confronted the snares of death

Psalm 18:18
HEB: יְקַדְּמ֥וּנִי בְיוֹם־ אֵידִ֑י
NAS:They confronted me in the day
KJV:They prevented me in the day
INT:confronted the day of my calamity

Psalm 21:3
HEB: כִּֽי־ תְ֭קַדְּמֶנּוּ בִּרְכ֣וֹת ט֑וֹב
NAS:For You meet him with the blessings
KJV:For thou preventest him with the blessings
INT: for meet the blessings of good

Psalm 59:10
HEB:(חַסְדִּ֣י ק) יְקַדְּמֵ֑נִי אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים יַרְאֵ֥נִי
NAS: in His lovingkindness will meet me; God
KJV: of my mercy shall prevent me: God
INT: my God favour will meet God look

Psalm 68:25
HEB: קִדְּמ֣וּ שָׁ֭רִים אַחַ֣ר
NAS: The singers went on, the musicians
KJV: The singers went before, the players on instruments
INT:went the singers after

Psalm 79:8
HEB:רִאשֹׁ֫נִ֥ים מַ֭הֵר יְקַדְּמ֣וּנוּ רַחֲמֶ֑יךָ כִּ֖י
NAS: against us; Let Your compassion come quickly
KJV: speedily prevent us: for we are brought
INT: of forefathers quickly come your compassion for

Psalm 88:13
HEB:וּ֝בַבֹּ֗קֶר תְּֽפִלָּתִ֥י תְקַדְּמֶֽךָּ׃
NAS: my prayer comes before You.
KJV: shall my prayer prevent thee.
INT: the morning my prayer comes

Psalm 89:14
HEB:חֶ֥סֶד וֶ֝אֱמֶ֗ת יְֽקַדְּמ֥וּ פָנֶֽיךָ׃
NAS: and truth go before
KJV: and truth shall go before thy face.
INT: Lovingkindness and truth go before

Psalm 95:2
HEB: נְקַדְּמָ֣ה פָנָ֣יו בְּתוֹדָ֑ה
NAS:Let us come before His presence
KJV:Let us come before his presence
INT:come his presence thanksgiving

Psalm 119:147
HEB: קִדַּ֣מְתִּי בַ֭נֶּשֶׁף וָאֲשַׁוֵּ֑עָה
NAS:I rise before dawn and cry for help;
KJV:I prevented the dawning of the morning,
INT:rise dawn and cry

Psalm 119:148
HEB: קִדְּמ֣וּ עֵ֭ינַי אַשְׁמֻר֑וֹת
NAS: My eyes anticipate the night watches,
KJV: Mine eyes prevent the [night] watches,
INT:anticipate my eyes watches

Isaiah 21:14
HEB:תֵּימָ֔א בְּלַחְמ֖וֹ קִדְּמ֥וּ נֹדֵֽד׃
NAS: of Tema, Meet the fugitive
KJV: that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread
INT: of Tema bread Meet the fugitive

Isaiah 37:33
HEB:חֵ֑ץ וְלֹֽא־ יְקַדְּמֶ֣נָּה מָגֵ֔ן וְלֹֽא־
NAS: there; and he will not come before it with a shield,
KJV: an arrow there, nor come before it with shields,
INT: an arrow or come A shield or

Amos 9:10
HEB:לֹֽא־ תַגִּ֧ישׁ וְתַקְדִּ֛ים בַּעֲדֵ֖ינוּ הָרָעָֽה׃
NAS: will not overtake or confront us.'
KJV: shall not overtake nor prevent us.
INT: will not overtake confront against the evil

Jonah 4:2
HEB:עַל־ כֵּ֥ן קִדַּ֖מְתִּי לִבְרֹ֣חַ תַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁה
NAS: Therefore in order to forestall this I fled
KJV: Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish:
INT: concerning order to forestall fled to Tarshish

Micah 6:6
HEB: בַּמָּה֙ אֲקַדֵּ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה אִכַּ֖ף
NAS: With what shall I come to the LORD
KJV:Wherewith shall I come before the LORD,
INT: what come to the LORD bow

Micah 6:6
HEB:לֵאלֹהֵ֣י מָר֑וֹם הַאֲקַדְּמֶ֣נּוּ בְעוֹל֔וֹת בַּעֲגָלִ֖ים
NAS: on high? Shall I come to Him with burnt offerings,
KJV: God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
INT: the God the high come burnt calves