What does הַר · קֶדֶם mean in the Bible?
הַר · קֶדֶם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)".
Hebrew · H2022, H6924
הַרְרֵי־קֶדֶם
A mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) · the front , of place (absolutely, the fore part , relatively the East ) or time ( antiquity ); often used adverbially ( before , anciently , eastward )
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הַר H2022 a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
Pronunciation har
Physical elevation that serves as a sacred or significant space; metaphorically denotes exaltation and divine encounter.
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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 הַרְרֵי־קֶדֶם (harerei-qedem) mean in the Bible?
הַר · קֶדֶם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2022, H6924?
H2022, H6924 is connected to 634 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
Strong's H2022, H6924
Lexical occurrences 634 verses Source Gloss
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
הַרְרֵי־קֶדֶם is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G717 LXX equivalent Greek
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain