קֳבֵל (qŏbēl) is
an Aramaic preposition
meaning front. It appears
29 times
in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H6903).
Also rendered
before
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2965)
Root family 2965: קֳבֵלqŏbēl — front, in front of, before, because of; when followed by dî, because that. This very common Aramaic preposition is often preceded by lĕ or kol. It is more often used for causation than for mere position, which is usually qŏdām (q.v.)