קֳדָם
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קֳדָם
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קֳדָם
Transliterationqodam
Plain meaningbefore / in front of / in the presence of
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קֳדָם
קֳדָם is a high-value Aramaic relational word. In sacred Targumic prose it can introduce actions done “before” or “in the presence of” someone, including conventional formulations involving Hashem. Its spatial sense develops naturally into relational and honorific constructions.
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qodam
READINGApproved transliteration
before / in front of / in the presence of
MEANINGTargumic Aramaic
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