Takdim (תקדים) means precedent in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
precedent
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Takdim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1התנהגות או החלטה שנעשו בפעם הראשונה שיש בהם כדי להוות סטנדרט התנהגות לעתיד.
- 2חוק ומשפטהלכה שפסק בית משפט ומחייבת או מנחה מאז את בתי המשפט בהחלטותיהם במקרים דומים.
The word Takdim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תַּקְדִּים
- Written without vowel points
- תקדים
- Said
- takdim
- Root
- ק־ד־מ
- Pattern
- תַּקְטִיל
- Plural
- תַּקְדִּימִים
- Inflections
- ר' תַּקְדִּימִים; תַּקְדִּים־, ר' תַּקְדִּימֵי־
- Gematria
- 554
This is how Takdim is said in other languages.
- English
- precedent
- Arabic
- سَابِقَة
- Russian
- прецедент
- French
- précédent
- German
- Präzedenzfall
These words mean nearly the same as Takdim.
- בניין אב
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These words rhyme with Takdim.
The word Takdim is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Takdim comes from the root ק־ד־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Takdim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Takdim.
What does Takdim (תקדים) mean in Hebrew?
Takdim (תקדים) means precedent. It is said takdim, with the stress on dim.
What is a synonym for Takdim (תקדים)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Takdim (תקדים) are בניין אב.
What rhymes with Takdim (תקדים)?
Words that rhyme with Takdim (תקדים) include חיים, אלוהים, פנים, עם, תמים, and אקלים.
Is Takdim (תקדים) masculine or feminine?
The word Takdim (תקדים) is a masculine noun, and its plural is תַּקְדִּימִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תקדים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.