Mukdam (מוקדם) means early in Hebrew.
It can also mean prior. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מֻקְדָּם
mukdam
adjective
In English
early, prior
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Mukdam.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1דבר שזמנו לפני דבר אחר; בפרט, דבר שזמנו בא לפני הזמן הצפוי.
The word Mukdam is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- מֻקְדָּם
- Written without vowel points
- מוקדם
- Said
- mukdam
- Root
- ק־ד־מ
- Pattern
- מֻקְטָל
- Plural
- מֻקְדָּמים
- Feminine form
- מֻקְדֶּמֶת
- Inflections
- ר' מֻקְדָּמים; נ' מֻקְדֶּמֶת, נ"ר מֻקְדָּמוֹת
- Gematria
- 190
This is how Mukdam is said in other languages.
- English
- early, prior
- Arabic
- مُبَكِّر
These words mean the opposite of Mukdam.
These words rhyme with Mukdam.
The word Mukdam is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אין מוקדם ומאוחר בתורה
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The word Mukdam comes from the root ק־ד־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Mukdam in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mukdam.
What does Mukdam (מוקדם) mean in Hebrew?
Mukdam (מוקדם) means early and prior. It is said mukdam, with the stress on dam.
What is the opposite of Mukdam (מוקדם)?
Words that mean the opposite of Mukdam (מוקדם) are מאוחר.
What rhymes with Mukdam (מוקדם)?
Words that rhyme with Mukdam (מוקדם) include אדם, דם, ים, עם, סם, and עולם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מקדם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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