Kadmon (קדמון) means ancient in Hebrew.
It can also mean primordial. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
ancient, primordial
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kadmon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1השייך לעבר הרחוק; ישן מאוד.
כַּאֲשֶׁר יֹאמַר מְשַׁל הַקַּדְמֹנִי; מֵרְשָׁעִים יֵצֵא רֶשַׁע, וְיָדִי לֹא תִהְיֶה־בָּךְ.
- 2ארכאיהנמצא במזרח.
וַתִּשָּׁא אֹתִי רוּחַ וַתָּבֵא אֹתִי אֶל־שַׁעַר בֵּית־יהוה הַקַּדְמוֹנִי הַפּוֹנֶה קָדִימָה...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kadmon is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- קַדְמוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- קדמון
- Said
- kadmon
- Root
- ק־ד־מ
- Pattern
- קַטְלוֹן
- Plural
- קַדְמוֹנִים
- Feminine form
- קַדְמוֹנִית
- Inflections
- נ' קַדְמוֹנִית, ר' קַדְמוֹנִים, נ"ר קַדְמוֹנִיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 200
This is how Kadmon is said in other languages.
- English
- ancient, primordial
These words mean nearly the same as Kadmon.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Kadmon.
- חדש
- מודרני
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Kadmon.
The word Kadmon is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אב קדמון
- אדם קדמון
- הים הקדמוני
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Kadmon comes from the root ק־ד־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Kadmon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kadmon.
What does Kadmon (קדמון) mean in Hebrew?
Kadmon (קדמון) means ancient and primordial. It is said kadmon, with the stress on mon.
What is a synonym for Kadmon (קדמון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kadmon (קדמון) are מזרחי, ארכאי, קדום, קמאי, עתיק, and פרימיטיבי.
What is the opposite of Kadmon (קדמון)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kadmon (קדמון) are חדש and מודרני.
What rhymes with Kadmon (קדמון)?
Words that rhyme with Kadmon (קדמון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קדמון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.