Lexical Definition

‎קָדַם‎ qâdam (kaw-dam') to meet ^H:V
a primitive root

come (go, (flee)) before, [phrase] disappoint, meet, prevent.

• to project (one self), i.e. precede
• hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help)

1) to meet, come or be in front, confront, go before
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to meet, confront, come to meet, receive
1a2) to go before, go in front, be in front
1a3) to lead, be beforehand, anticipate, forestall
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to come in front
1b2) to confront, anticipate

See Greek: ἀνθίστημι · βάλλω · γίνομαι · ἐπιβάλλω · καταλαμβάνω · πορεύομαι · προπορεύομαι · προφθάνω · συναντάω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎קָדַם‎] verb Pi`el denominative (Gerber¹³⁰) come or be in front, meet; — ‎קִדַּמְתִּי‎ Jonah 4:2; Ps 119:147 3 plural ‎קִדְּמוּ‎ Deut 23:5* +, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix ‎יְקַדְּמֵנִי‎ Ps 59:11* 3 feminine singular suffix ‎תְּקַדְּמֶךָּ‎ Ps 88:14* 1 singular ‎אֲקַדֵּם‎ Mic 6:6 Imperative masculine singular ‎קַדְּמָה‎ Mic 17:3 —

1. a. meet, confront (with hostility) with accusative of person 2Sam 22:6 (twice in verse).= Ps 18:6*; Ps 18:9*; Job 30:27, with accusative ‎פָּנָיו‎ Ps 17:13 of hostile approach to city (active) 2Kgs 19:32 = Isa 37:33 (+ adverb accusative).
b. come to meet one (accusative) as friend, with (‎ב‎) something Isa 21:14; Deut 23:5*; Neh 13:2, so, as worshippers (accusative of ‎׳‎‎י‎), Mic 6:6 (twice in verse); with accusative of person + of thing Ps 21:4*, so Ps 59:11* Kt ᵐ5 ᵑ9 (accusative of person alone Qr), accusative of person alone Ps 79:8 accusative ‎׳‎‎י‎ Ps 88:14*, accusative ‎פָּנָיו‎ (of ‎׳‎‎י‎) Ps 95:2, compare ‎חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת יְקַדְּמוּ פָנֶיךָ‎ Ps 89:15* (namely, to join themselves to thee).
c. meet, receive, accusative of person, Job 3:12.

2. a. go before, in front Ps 68:26*.
b. be in front, 1Sam 20:25 (read ‎וַיְקַדֵּם‎ for ‎וַיָּקָם‎) ᵐ5 Ew Th We Dr and others

3. be beforehand, with ‎ב‎ temporal Ps 119:147 + infinitive construct Jonah 4:2 anticipate, forestall, with accusative of thing Ps 119:148.

Hiph`il 1. Imperfect 3 feminine singular ‎תַּקְדִּים‎ (We Now GASm ‎תְּקַדֵּם‎) Amos 9:10 calamity . . . shall not come in front about us (‎בַּעֲדֵינוּ‎).

2. Perfect 3 masculine singular suffix ‎הִקְדִּימַנִי‎ Job 41:3* who has anticipated me [God]? ᵐ5 Me Bi Bu confronted me (reading ‎וַיִּשְׁלָ֑ם‎ for following ‎וַאֲשַׁלֵּם‎); Du ‎יְקַדְּמֶנּוּ‎ confronted him (the crocodile).

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