קדימה

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Hebrew

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Root
ק־ד־ם (q-d-m)

Adverb

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קָדִימָה (kadíma)

  1. (biblical) eastward
    • Tanach, Ezekiel 48:24, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וְעַל גְּבוּל בִּנְיָמִן, מִפְּאַת קָדִימָה עַד־פְּאַת־יָמָּה; שִׁמְעוֹן, אֶחָד.
      və'al gəvúl binyamín, mippəát qadíma 'ad-pəát-yáma; shim'ón, eḥád.
      And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side: Simeon, one portion.
    • Naphtali Herz Imber, Hatikva :
      וּלְפַאֲתֵי מִזְרָח, קָדִימָה, / עַיִן לְצִיּוֹן צוֹפִיָּה.
      And onwards, towards the ends of the east, / An eye still looks towards Zion.
  2. forward, onward
  3. in front, in the front, ahead

Interjection

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קָדִימָה (kadíma)

  1. Forward!, Onward!, Let's go!

Synonyms

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