- קְדִימָה
- קְדִימָהf. (קָדַם) antecedent, early period.Pl. קְרִימוֹת. Gen. R. s. 1 (ref. to Prov. 8:22–29) as the builder needs six things כך התורה קדמה אותן שש ק׳וכ׳ … so the Torah preceded creation by these six early periods, ḳedem, meaz ; Yalk. Prov. 942.
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