qedem קֶ֫דֶם ‘^Afront, ^Beast’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: from qādam קָדַם ‘to meet’
Roots: קדם
Variants: קֶ֫דֶם, קֵ֫דֶם

qedem ^An, m ^Badv
A1) east, antiquity, front, that which is before, aforetime
 1a) front, from the front or east, in front, mount of the East
 1b) ancient time, aforetime, ancient, from of old, earliest time
 1c) anciently, of old (adverb)
 1d) beginning
 1e) east
Badv
1) eastward, to or toward the East