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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 - Now it happened that in a little while the sky grew H6937 dark H6937 with clouds and wind, and there was a heavy rain. And Ahab rode and went to 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 those who mourn H6937 are lifted to salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:16 -

Which grow H6937 dark H6937 because of ice

And upon which the snow hides itself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:28 -

“I go about darkened H6937 but not by 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 walked about as though it were my friend or brother;

I bowed down [fn]mourning H6937, as one who sorrows for a 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 mourning H6937 all day long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:9 -

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

Why do I go mourning H6937 [fn]because of the oppression of the enemy?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:2 -

For You are the God of my strength; why have You rejected me?

Why do I go mourning H6937 [fn]because of the oppression of the enemy?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:28 -

“For this the earth shall mourn

And the heavens above be dark H6937

Because I have spoken; I have purposed,

And I will not [fn]relent, nor will I turn from it.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:21 -

For the brokenness of the daughter of my people I am broken;

I mourn H6937, desolation has taken hold of me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:2 -

“Judah mourns,

And her gates languish;

They sit H6937 on the ground in mourning H6937,

And the outcry of Jerusalem has gone up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:15 -

‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “On the day when it went down to Sheol I caused mourning; I covered it with the [fn]deep over it and held back its rivers. And its many waters were stopped up, and I made Lebanon [fn]mourn H6937 for it, and all the trees of the field wilted away on account of it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:7 -

“And when I extinguish you,

I will cover the heavens and darken H6937 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 shining lights in the heavens

I will darken H6937 over you

And will give darkness on your land,”

Declares Lord Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:10 -

Before them the earth trembles;

The heavens quake;

The sun and the moon grow H6937 dark H6937,

And the stars [fn]lose their brightness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:15 -

The sun and moon grow H6937 dark H6937,

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 for you—without vision,

And darkness for you—without divination.

The sun will go down on the prophets,

And the day will grow H6937 black H6937 over them.

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