What does קָדִים · ἄνεμος mean in the Bible?
קָדִים · ἄνεμος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a hot desert wind symbolizing destructive force".
Hebrew · H6921, G417
רוּחַ קָדִים
The fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward , for brevity the east wind ) · wind; (plural) by implication, (the four) quarters (of the earth)
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קָדִים H6921 the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward , for brevity the east wind )
Pronunciation qadim
Spatial orientation concept: "front" becomes East because ancients faced East; also denotes destructive hot wind.
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ἄνεμος G417 wind; (plural) by implication, (the four) quarters (of the earth)
Pronunciation ánemos
Wind as literal force or metaphor for unstable doctrines; "four winds" signifies earth's extremities.
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What does רוּחַ קָדִים (ruach qadim) mean in the Bible?
קָדִים · ἄνεμος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a hot desert wind symbolizing destructive force".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6921, G417?
H6921, G417 is connected to 69 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a hot desert wind symbolizing destructive force
Strong's H6921, G417
Lexical occurrences 69 verses Source Gloss
a hot desert wind symbolizing destructive force
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
רוּחַ קָדִים is built from this root:
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