Hebrew · H1121, H6924 · unreviewed

בְּנֵי־קֶדֶם

A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) · the front , of place (absolutely, the fore part , relatively the East ) or time ( antiquity ); often used adverbially ( before , anciently , eastward )

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בֵּן H1121 a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

Pronunciation ben

Son extends metaphorically to designate relationship, condition, quality, and national identity across kinship and covenantal contexts.

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קֶדֶם H6924 the front , of place (absolutely, the fore part , relatively the East ) or time ( antiquity ); often used adverbially ( before , anciently , eastward )

Pronunciation qedem

Spatial-temporal anchor: eastward in place, antiquity in time; both convey primordial precedence and divine orientation

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