קָדַם

vb. denom. (Gerber130) come or be in front, meet;—Pf. 1 s. קִדַּמְתִּי Jon 4:2 ψ 119:147; 3 pl. קִדְּמוּ Dt 23:5 +, etc.; Impf. 3 ms. sf. יְקַדְּמֵנִי ψ 59:11; 3 fs. sf. תְּקַדְּמַךָּ ψ 88:14; 1s. אֲקַדֵּם Mi 6:6; Imv. ms. קַדְּמָה ψ 17:13;— meet, confront (with hostility) c. acc. pers. 2 S 22:6, 19 = ψ 18:6, 19, Jb 30:27, c. acc. פָּנָיו ψ 17:13; of hostile approach to city (acc.) 2 K 19:32 = Is 37:33 (+ adv. acc.). come to meet one (acc.) as friend, with (ב) sthg. Is 21:14; Dt 23:5; Ne 13:2, so, as worshippers (acc. of י׳), Mi 6:6(×2); c. acc. pers. + rei ψ 21:4; so 59:11 Kt 𝔊 𝔙 (acc. pers. alone Qr), acc. pers. alone ψ 79:8; acc. י׳ 88:14, acc. פָּנָיו (of י׳) 95:2 (+ בְּ), cf. חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת יְקַדְּמוּ פָנֶיךָ 89:15 (viz., to join themselves to thee). meet, receive, acc. pers., Jb 3:12. go before, in front ψ 68:28. be in front, 1 S 20:25 (read וַיְקַדֵּם for וַיָּקָם) 𝔊 Ew Th We Dr al. be beforehand, c. ב temp. ψ 119:147; + inf. cstr. Jon 4:2; anticipate, forestall, c. acc. rei ψ 119:148. Impf. 3 fs. תַּקְדִּים (We Now GASm תְּקַדֵּם) Am 9:10 calamity … shall not come in front about us (בַּעֲדֵינוּ). Pf. 3 ms. sf. הִקְדִּימַנִי Jb 41:3 who has anticipated me [God]? 𝔊 Me Bi Bu confronted me (reading וַיִּשְׁלָ֑ם for foll. וַאֲשַׁלֵּם); Du יְקַדְּמֶנּוּ confronted him (the crocodile).