Original Word: קְדֵמוֹת
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Qdemowth
Pronunciation: keh-deh-MOTH
Phonetic Spelling: (ked-ay-mothe')
Definition: Kedemoth
Meaning: Kedemoth

Kedemoth

From qadam; beginnings; Kedemoth, a place in eastern Palestine -- Kedemoth.

see HEBREW qadam

Word Origin
from the same as qedem
Definition
a city in Reuben
NASB Translation
Kedemoth (4).

קְדֵמֹת proper name, of a location in Reuben (Moab) Κεδ(α)μωθ, Καδημωθ, etc.; Joshua 13:18, מ֑וֺת Joshua 21:37; 1 Chronicles 6:64; hence מִדְבַּר קְדֵמוֺת Deuteronomy 2:26 of contiguous desert; — ׳ק lay north of upper Arnon; not identified; Buhl^{George. 268} conjecture Umm-er-raƒâƒ, approximately 10 miles east-northeast from Dibon (compare Tristr^{Moab 140ff.} Bd^{Pal. 3 (1898), 177}).

Word Origin: Derived from the root קֶדֶם (qedem), meaning "east" or "ancient."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Kedemoth, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun referring to a location in the Old Testament.

Usage: Kedemoth is used as a proper noun in the Hebrew Bible, referring to a specific location.

Context: Kedemoth is mentioned in the Old Testament as a city located in the territory allotted to the tribe of Reuben. It is one of the cities given to the Levites, specifically to the Merarite clan, as recorded in the Book of Joshua. The city is situated in the wilderness region of Moab, east of the Jordan River. Kedemoth is also noted in the context of the Israelites' journey through the wilderness, where Moses sent messengers from the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon, king of the Amorites, requesting passage through his land (Deuteronomy 2:26).

The city of Kedemoth is part of the historical and geographical narrative of the Israelite settlement in the Promised Land. It serves as a testament to the distribution of land among the tribes of Israel and the provision for the Levitical priesthood. The location of Kedemoth in the eastern territories highlights the broader theme of Israel's expansion and settlement in the land promised to their ancestors.

וּקְדֵמֹ֖ת וקדמת קְדֵמ֔וֹת קְדֵמוֹת֙ קדמות kedeMot qə·ḏê·mō·wṯ qəḏêmōwṯ ū·qə·ḏê·mōṯ ukedeMot ūqəḏêmōṯInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts