Kadima (קדימה) means foreward in Hebrew.
It can also mean east. It is an adverb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
foreward, east
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kadima.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לעבר מה שנגדו; עם כיוון הראייה.
כֻּלּה לְחָמָס יָבוֹא, מְגַמַּת פְּנֵיהֶם קָדִימָה; וַיֶּאֱסֹף כַּחוֹל שֶׁבִי.
- 2מליצהלעבר השמש הזורחת.
וְעַל גְּבוּל בִּנְיָמִן, מִפְּאַת קָדִימָה עַד־פְּאַת־יָמָּה; שִׁמְעוֹן, אֶחָד.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kadima is an adverb.
- Written with vowel points
- קָדִימָה
- Written without vowel points
- קדימה
- Said
- kadima
- Root
- ק־ד־מ
- Gematria
- 159
This is how Kadima is said in other languages.
- English
- foreward, east
These words mean nearly the same as Kadima.
- הלאה
- לפנים
- מזרחeast
- יאללהcome on
- נוso what?
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Kadima.
- אחורה
- ימה
- מערב
- להרוג טורקי ולנוח
- פרה פרה
- רברסreverse
- קמעה קמעה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Kadima.
The word Kadima comes from the root ק־ד־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Kadima in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kadima.
What does Kadima (קדימה) mean in Hebrew?
Kadima (קדימה) means foreward and east. It is said kadima, with the stress on di.
What is a synonym for Kadima (קדימה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kadima (קדימה) are הלאה, לפנים, מזרח, יאללה, and נו.
What is the opposite of Kadima (קדימה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kadima (קדימה) are אחורה, ימה, מערב, להרוג טורקי ולנוח, פרה פרה, and רברס.
What rhymes with Kadima (קדימה)?
Words that rhyme with Kadima (קדימה) include אימא, פנטומימה, ימימה, and מזנכימה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קדימה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.