First names in Hebrew

First name Kedem: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

קדם

Gematria value: 144

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Kedem is written קדם

Meaning and origin

What does Kedem mean?

Meaning: "the east; long ago"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew word: kedem, which means both "the east", where the sun rises, and "long ago, ancient times". It is a modern boy's name.

Gematria

Kedem = 144

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. קדם has 3 letters:

• קthe letter Kuf100
• דthe letter Dalet4
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total144

The verse of the name

From the letter Kuf to the letter final Mem

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Kedem, from ק to ם:

קְרָא אֵלַי וְאֶעֱנֶךָּ וְאַגִּידָה לְּךָ גְּדֹלוֹת וּבְצֻרוֹת לֹא יְדַעְתָּם׃

“Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.”

Jeremiah 33:3

The book of your first name

Kedem, in nine pages

• Kedem, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Kedem
• Kedem, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Kedem in three answers

How do you write Kedem in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Kedem is written קדם.

What is the gematria value of Kedem?
Written קדם, Kedem is worth 144: the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Kedem mean?
The east; long ago (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew word: kedem, which means both "the east", where the sun rises, and "long ago, ancient times". It is a modern boy's name.