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קַדְמָי‏ adj. first

first Com. Dan7:4 : קַדְמָיְתָא כְאַרְיֵה‏ the first was like a lion. GenApoc 12.14 : ביום חד לרגלא קדמיא‏ on day one of the first pilgrimage festival. TgO Gen25:25 : וֻנפַק קַדמָאָה סִמוֹק כוּלֵיה‏ . PJ Gen25:25 : ונפק קמאה סמוקריי כוליה‏ the first one came out all reddish.

former BA^Dan, Palmyrene, Qumran, CPA, Syr, JBAg. Dan7:24 : וְהוּא יִשְׁנֵא מִן־קַדְמָיֵא‏ it will be different from the former ones.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 475b; DJBA: 986b; Jastrow: 1317; Levy Ch-W: 2:346; DNWSI: 992; DJA: 77a; Cook,Qumran: 205;

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Derivatives:

bqdmyth (bəqaḏmēṯā) adv. formerly

qdmwny adj. Qadmonite

qdmy (qaḏmāy) adv. first

qdmyh, qdmytˀ (qaḏmāyā, qaḏmāytā) n.f. first part; ancient thing