בְּקַדְמִין
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בְּקַדְמִין
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בְּקַדְמִין
Transliterationbe-qadmin
Plain meaningat the beginning / formerly, according to context
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בְּקַדְמִין
בְּקַדְמִין is the Targumic expression used here to render the opening of Genesis. The form is not simply Hebrew בְּרֵאשִׁית with Aramaic letters swapped in. It belongs to an Aramaic word family built around “before/earlier.” When the learner later encounters קֳדָם, the relationship between the words will become visible.
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READINGApproved transliteration
at the beginning / formerly, according to context
MEANINGTargumic Aramaic
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