קָדַר (qâdar) — Be Black
Hebrew word study: קָדַר (qâdar), Strong's H6937. to be ashy, i.e. darkcolored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to be ashy, i.e. darkcolored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments)
KJV translation words: be black(-ish), be (make) dark(-en), [idiom] heavily, (cause to) mourn.
Strong's H6937 is tagged on 17 words in 17 verses across 7 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in 1 Kings 18:45 and last appears in Micah 3:6.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 17)
- 1 Kings 18:45 — הִתְקַדְּרוּ — they grew dark
- Job 5:11 — וְקֹדְרִים — and mourners
- Job 6:16 — הַקֹּדְרִים — that are dark
- Job 30:28 — קֹדֵר — being dark
- Psalms 35:14 — קֹדֵר — mourning
- Psalms 38:6 — קֹדֵר — mourning
- Psalms 42:9 — קֹדֵר — mourning
- Psalms 43:2 — קֹדֵר — mourning
- Jeremiah 4:28 — וְקָדְרוּ — and they will be dark
- Jeremiah 8:21 — קָדַרְתִּי — I am in mourning
- Jeremiah 14:2 — קָדְרוּ — they are in mourning
- Ezekiel 31:15 — וָאַקְדִּר — and I made mourn
- Ezekiel 32:7 — וְהִקְדַּרְתִּי — and I will darken
- Ezekiel 32:8 — אַקְדִּירֵם — I will darken them
- Joel 2:10 — קָדָרוּ — they become dark
- Joel 3:15 — קָדָרוּ — they have become dark
- Micah 3:6 — וְקָדַר — and it will be dark
Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H6938 קֵדָר (Qêdâr), H6939 קִדְרוֹן (Qidrôwn), H6940 קַדְרוּת (qadrûwth), H6941 קְדֹרַנִּית (qᵉdôrannîyth).
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What does qâdar (H6937) mean?
To be ashy, i.e. darkcolored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments).
How is H6937 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H6937 as: be black(-ish), be (make) dark(-en), [idiom] heavily, (cause to) mourn..
How often does קָדַר (qâdar) appear?
Strong's H6937 is tagged on 17 words in 17 verses across 7 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in 1 Kings 18:45 and last appears in Micah 3:6.
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