Kadum (קדום) means ancient in Hebrew.
It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
ancient
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kadum.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ישן מאוד.
The word Kadum is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- קָדוּם
- Written without vowel points
- קדום
- Said
- kadum
- Root
- ק־ד־מ
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Plural
- קְדוּמִים
- Feminine form
- קְדוּמָה
- Inflections
- ר' קְדוּמִים, נ' קְדוּמָה, נ"ר קְדוּמוֹת
- Gematria
- 150
This is how Kadum is said in other languages.
- English
- ancient
- Arabic
- قديم
- Russian
- древний
These words mean nearly the same as Kadum.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Kadum.
- חדש
- רענן
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Kadum.
The word Kadum is part of these phrases and sayings.
- דעה קדומה
- פונקציה קדומה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Kadum comes from the root ק־ד־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Kadum in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kadum.
What does Kadum (קדום) mean in Hebrew?
Kadum (קדום) means ancient. It is said kadum, with the stress on dum.
What is a synonym for Kadum (קדום)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kadum (קדום) are נושן, עתיק, קדמון, ישן, and ארכאי.
What is the opposite of Kadum (קדום)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kadum (קדום) are חדש and רענן.
What rhymes with Kadum (קדום)?
Words that rhyme with Kadum (קדום) include תחום, חום, תשלום, תחום, שום, and זיהום.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קדום of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.