קַדְמָה qadmâh

Meaning

former time

In the King James Version: afore(-time), ago.

Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H6927 (קַדְמָה);

Where it is used

• Ezra 5:11 And this is the answer they returned: “We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed.
• Daniel 6:10 Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.