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Strong's H6921 קָדִים (qadim)

qadiym - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Strong's Number H6921
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 64
Books 10

Strong's H6921 Quick Answer

Strong's H6921 קָדִים קָדִם (qadiym) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. qadiym (kaw-deem') (or qadim {kaw-deem'}) n-m. 1. the fore or front part 2. hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind) It has 64 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include east, eastward, parted, and parts. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
qadiym (kaw-deem') (or qadim {kaw-deem'}) n-m. 1. the fore or front part 2. hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
Usage
64 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
east, eastward, parted, and parts

Meaning and Definition

qadiym (kaw-deem') (or qadim {kaw-deem'}) n-m. 1. the fore or front part 2. hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind) [from H6923] KJV: east(-ward, wind). Root(s): H6923

Original Word
קָדִים קָדִם
Transliteration
qadiym
Derivation
Root: קדם First root strongs: 6923
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6921. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H6921 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render qadiym, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

east Genesis 41:6 57× eastward Ezekiel 40:10 parted Job 38:24 parts Ezekiel 48:8

How Strong's H6921 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 64 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6921 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H6921 in the Old Testament

64 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 41:6 KJV

And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.

Genesis 41:23 KJV

And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:

Genesis 41:27 KJV

And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.

Usage Excerpts

First 64 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6921.

Genesis 41:6 Old Testament, KJV
And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.
Genesis 41:23 Old Testament, KJV
And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:
Genesis 41:27 Old Testament, KJV
And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
Exodus 10:13 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.
Exodus 14:21 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
Job 15:2 Old Testament, KJV
Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
Job 27:21 Old Testament, KJV
The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
Job 38:24 Old Testament, KJV
By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
Psalms 48:7 Old Testament, KJV
Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
Psalms 78:26 Old Testament, KJV
He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.
Isaiah 27:8 Old Testament, KJV
In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind.
Jeremiah 18:17 Old Testament, KJV
I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
Ezekiel 11:1 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD's house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.
Ezekiel 17:10 Old Testament, KJV
Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew.
Ezekiel 19:12 Old Testament, KJV
But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered; the fire consumed them.
Ezekiel 27:26 Old Testament, KJV
Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.
Ezekiel 40:6 Old Testament, KJV
Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad.
Ezekiel 40:10 Old Testament, KJV
And the little chambers of the gate eastward were three on this side, and three on that side; they three were of one measure: and the posts had one measure on this side and on that side.
Ezekiel 40:19 Old Testament, KJV
Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward.
Ezekiel 40:22 Old Testament, KJV
And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, were after the measure of the gate that looketh toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.
Ezekiel 40:23 Old Testament, KJV
And the gate of the inner court was over against the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he measured from gate to gate an hundred cubits.
Ezekiel 40:32 Old Testament, KJV
And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures.
Ezekiel 40:44 Old Testament, KJV
And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north.
Ezekiel 41:14 Old Testament, KJV
Also the breadth of the face of the house, and of the separate place toward the east, an hundred cubits.
Ezekiel 42:9 Old Testament, KJV
And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the utter court.
Ezekiel 42:10 Old Testament, KJV
The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, over against the separate place, and over against the building.
Ezekiel 42:12 Old Testament, KJV
And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.
Ezekiel 42:15 Old Testament, KJV
Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about.
Ezekiel 42:16 Old Testament, KJV
He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.
Ezekiel 43:1 Old Testament, KJV
Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east:
Ezekiel 43:2 Old Testament, KJV
And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.
Ezekiel 43:4 Old Testament, KJV
And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east.
Ezekiel 43:17 Old Testament, KJV
And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the four squares thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about; and his stairs shall look toward the east.
Ezekiel 44:1 Old Testament, KJV
Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it was shut.
Ezekiel 45:7 Old Testament, KJV
And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy portion, and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length shall be over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border.
Ezekiel 46:1 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the Lord GOD; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened.
Ezekiel 46:12 Old Testament, KJV
Now when the prince shall prepare a voluntary burnt offering or peace offerings voluntarily unto the LORD, one shall then open him the gate that looketh toward the east, and he shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, as he did on the sabbath day: then he shall go forth; and after his going forth one shall shut the gate.
Ezekiel 47:1 Old Testament, KJV
Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar.
Ezekiel 47:2 Old Testament, KJV
Then brought he me out of the way of the gate northward, and led me about the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh eastward; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side.
Ezekiel 47:3 Old Testament, KJV
And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ankles.
Ezekiel 47:18 Old Testament, KJV
And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And this is the east side.
Ezekiel 48:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan.
Ezekiel 48:2 Old Testament, KJV
And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Asher.
Ezekiel 48:3 Old Testament, KJV
And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Naphtali.
Ezekiel 48:4 Old Testament, KJV
And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh.
Ezekiel 48:5 Old Testament, KJV
And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim.
Ezekiel 48:6 Old Testament, KJV
And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben.
Ezekiel 48:7 Old Testament, KJV
And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Judah.
Ezekiel 48:8 Old Testament, KJV
And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.
Ezekiel 48:10 Old Testament, KJV
And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the midst thereof.
Ezekiel 48:16 Old Testament, KJV
And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
Ezekiel 48:17 Old Testament, KJV
And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.
Ezekiel 48:18 Old Testament, KJV
And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city.
Ezekiel 48:21 Old Testament, KJV
And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.
Ezekiel 48:23 Old Testament, KJV
As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion.
Ezekiel 48:24 Old Testament, KJV
And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon shall have a portion.
Ezekiel 48:25 Old Testament, KJV
And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar a portion.
Ezekiel 48:26 Old Testament, KJV
And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun a portion.
Ezekiel 48:27 Old Testament, KJV
And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad a portion.
Ezekiel 48:32 Old Testament, KJV
And at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan.
Hosea 12:1 Old Testament, KJV
Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.
Hosea 13:15 Old Testament, KJV
Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.
Jonah 4:8 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
Habakkuk 1:9 Old Testament, KJV
They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6921, grouped by book.

Genesis 3 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Job 3 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 48 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 2 usages, Old Testament
Jonah 1 usage, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H6921 FAQ

What does qadim (קָדִים) mean?

Strong's H6921 is a Hebrew entry for H6921 קָדִים קָדִם (qadiym). qadiym (kaw-deem') (or qadim {kaw-deem'}) n-m. 1. the fore or front part 2. hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)

How many times is qadim (קָדִים) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 64 linked usages for Strong's H6921 across 10 books.

Where can I study qadim (קָדִים) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6921 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate qadim (קָדִים)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as east, eastward, parted, and parts. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.