What does בֵּן · קֶדֶם mean in the Bible?
בֵּן · קֶדֶם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "sons/people of the east".
Hebrew · H1121, H6924
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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What does בְּנֵי־קֶדֶם (bənê-qedem) mean in the Bible?
בֵּן · קֶדֶם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "sons/people of the east".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1121, H6924?
H1121, H6924 is connected to 5,029 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. sons/people of the east
Strong's H1121, H6924
Lexical occurrences 5,029 verses Source Gloss
sons/people of the east
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בְּנֵי־קֶדֶם is built from this root:
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