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Lexicon :: Strong's H6937 - qāḏar

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קָדַר
Transliteration
qāḏar
Pronunciation
kaw-dar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1989

Strong’s Definitions

קָדַר qâdar, kaw-dar'; a primitive root; to be ashy, i.e. dark-colored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments):—be black(-ish), be (make) dark(-en), × heavily, (cause to) mourn.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H6937 in the following manner: mourn (6x), black (4x), dark (4x), blackish (1x), darkened (1x), heavily (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H6937 in the following manner: mourn (6x), black (4x), dark (4x), blackish (1x), darkened (1x), heavily (1x).

  1. to mourn, be dark

    1. (Qal) to be dark

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to darken

      2. to cause to mourn

    3. (Hithpael) to grow dark

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קָדַר qâdar, kaw-dar'; a primitive root; to be ashy, i.e. dark-colored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments):—be black(-ish), be (make) dark(-en), × heavily, (cause to) mourn.
STRONGS H6937: Abbreviations
† קָדַר verb be dark (dull-coloured, compare Arabic bdb087101 be dirty (on bdb087101a = ד see NöZMG xl (1886), 729); Late Hebrew Hiph. (of face) shew gloom; TargumJ קְדַר be dark); —
Qal Perfect consecutive וְקָדַר Micah 3:6; 1st person singular קָדַרְתִּי Jeremiah 8:21, etc.; Participle קֹדֵר Psalm 35:14 +; plural קֹדְרִים Job 5:11; Job 6:16; — be dark, of sky Jeremiah 4:28 (leaden-coloured, as with clouds, see Hithp.), of sun and moon Joel 2:10; Joel 4:15 [Joel 3:15]; figurative of lack of revelation from י׳, עֲלֵיהֶם הַיּוֺם וְק׳ Micah 3:6; of turbid stream Job 6:16; figurative of mourning (probably be squalid, of neglected person and dress of mourner, compare 2 Samuel 19:25) Jeremiah 8:21; Jeremiah 14:2 (לָאָרֶץ, metaphor of gates); Job 5:11; Job 30:28 (בְּלֹא חַמָּה), Psalm 35:14; Psalm 38:7; Psalm 42:10; Psalm 43:2.
Hiph.
1. darken: Perfect 1st person singular consecutive וְהִקְדַּרְתִּי Ezekiel 32:7 (object stars), compare Imperfect 1st person singular suffix אַקְדִּירֵם עָלֶיךָ Ezekiel 32:8.
2. cause to mourn וָאַקְדִּר עָלָיו לְבָנוֺן Ezekiel 31:15.
Hithp. Perfect 3rd person plural וְהַשָּׁמַיִם הִתְקַדְּרוּ עָבִים 1 Kings 18:45 and the heavens grew dark with clouds.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

19:25

1 Kings

18:45

Job

5:11; 5:11; 6:16; 6:16; 30:28

Psalms

35:14; 35:14; 38:7; 42:10; 43:2

Jeremiah

4:28; 8:21; 8:21; 14:2

Ezekiel

31:15; 32:7; 32:8

Joel

2:10; 3:15

Micah

3:6; 3:6

H6937

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6937 matches the Hebrew קָדַר (qāḏar),
which occurs 17 times in 17 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:45

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:45 - In a little while the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and there were heavy showers. And Ahab mounted and rode [his chariot] and went [inland] to [fn]Jezreel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:11 -

So that He sets on high those who are lowly,

And He lifts to safety those who mourn.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:16 -

Which are dull and dirty because of ice,

And into which the snow melts and hides itself;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:28 -

“I go about mourning without comfort [my skin blackened by disease, not by the heat of the sun];

I stand up in the assembly and cry out for help.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:14 -

I behaved as if grieving for my friend or my brother;

I bowed down in mourning, as one who sorrows for his mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:6 -

I am bent over and greatly bowed down;

I go about mourning all day long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:9 -

I will say to God my rock, “Why have You forgotten me?

Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 43:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:2 -

For You are the God of my strength [my stronghold—in whom I take refuge]; why have You rejected me?

Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:28 -

“For this reason the earth shall mourn

And the heavens above shall become dark,

Because I have spoken, I have decided,

And I will not change my mind (relent), nor will I turn back from it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:21 -

For the brokenness of the daughter of my people I (Jeremiah) am broken;

I mourn, anxiety has gripped me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:2 -

“Judah mourns

And her gates languish;

Her people sit on the ground in mourning clothes

And the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:15 -

‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “On the day when Assyria went down to Sheol (the place of the dead) I caused mourning; I closed the deep [subterranean waters] over it and restrained its rivers. And the many waters [that contributed to its prosperity] were held back; and I made [the heart of] Lebanon mourn for it, and all the trees of the field wilted away because of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:7 -

“And when I extinguish you,

I will cover the heavens [of Egypt] and darken their stars;

I will cover the sun with a cloud

And the moon will not give its light.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:8 -

“All the bright lights in the heavens

I will darken over you

And I will place darkness on your land,”

Says the Lord GOD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:10 -

The earth quakes before them,

The heavens tremble,

The sun and the moon grow dark

And the stars lose their brightness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:15 -

The sun and the moon grow dark

And the stars lose their brightness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:6 -

Therefore it will be night (tragedy) for you—without vision,

And darkness (cataclysm) for you—without foresight.

The sun shall go down on the [false] prophets,

And the day shall become dark and black over them.

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