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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Ḳedmah</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:JA"> comes from kedem. Without knowing the subject matter (or title, at least) I
can’t know if what I proposed below is possibly correct. A wiki search of </span>
<span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:KO">קדמה</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:JA"><span dir="LTR"></span> gives
<a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%93%D7%9E%D7%94_(%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%9D)">
these</a> results. Do any of them match? Some are vocalized and some have corresponding English pages; these will give an idea of the romanization. Similarly, a
<a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1&ei=osFXWqr0GOGMggfyzLCIDQ&q=kedmah+israel+education&oq=kedmah+israel+education&gs_l=psy-ab.3...4378826.4388367.0.4388808.26.25.0.0.0.0.150.1696.22j2.25.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..1.23.1597.0..0j46j0i131k1j0i3k1j0i46k1j0i10k1j0i10i46k1j46i10k1j0i13k1j0i13i30k1j0i13i10i30k1j0i8i13i30k1j0i13i5i30k1j0i13i10k1j33i160k1j33i21k1.41.RFF0hPsxOaI">
google</a> search of kedmah reveals schools, organizations, etc. in Israel. Does any of that match what you have in hand?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Heidi G Lerner [mailto:lerner@stanford.edu]
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 11, 2018 4:11 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Shinohara, Jasmin; Hebrew Name Authority Funnel<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Heb-NACO] help with abbreviation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Hi Jasmin,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">I have found "ḳidmah and ḳadmah" (not sure about ḳedmah as a word).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Without knowing what the acronym stands for I would not know which vocalization to use for <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="color:black">קדמ''ה</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Thanks, Heidi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> Shinohara, Jasmin <<a href="mailto:jshino@pobox.upenn.edu">jshino@pobox.upenn.edu</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 11, 2018 12:09 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Hebrew Name Authority Funnel; Heidi G Lerner<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Heb-NACO] help with abbreviation</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hi,</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Without context, I can’t be sure. Is it
</span><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">מהדורת קדמ"ה</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span>
or </span><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">קדמ"ה מהדורת</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span>,
as below?</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">My guess is that the initialism is for
</span><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">קבוצות דיון מחנכים הורים</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span>.
Per HCM RDA (p.30), even though the acronym doesn’t appear in E-Sh. or Alcalay, it does form a word, so, the transcription would be Mahadurat Ḳedmah.
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Happy to hear others’ take(s), Jasmin</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"> Heb-naco [<a href="mailto:heb-naco-bounces+jshino=pobox.upenn.edu@lists.osu.edu">mailto:heb-naco-bounces+jshino=pobox.upenn.edu@lists.osu.edu</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Heidi G Lerner<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 11, 2018 12:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Hebrew Name Authority Funnel<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Heb-NACO] help with abbreviation</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">I have a cover statement <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">"</span><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="color:black">מהדורת</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span>
</span><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="color:black">קדמ''ה</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span>"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">I am unsure how to transcribe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="color:black">קדמ''ה</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Any help will be appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">thanks, Heidi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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