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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 Box1Ki 18:45

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:45 - In a little H5704 H3541 while H5704 H3541 the sky H8064 grew H6937 black H6937 with clouds H5645 and wind, H7307 and there was a heavy H1419 shower. H1653 And Ahab H256 rode H7392 and went H1980 to Jezreel. H3157

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:11 - So that He sets H7760 on high H4791 those who are lowly, H8217
And those who mourn H6937 are lifted H7682 to safety. H3468

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:16 - Which are turbid H6937 because H4480 of ice H7140
And into which the snow H7950 [fn]melts. H5956

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:28 - “I go H1980 about [fn]mourning H6937 without H3808 comfort;
I stand H6965 up in the assembly H6951 and cry H7768 out for help. H7768

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:14 - I went H1980 about as though it were my friend H7453 or brother; H251
I bowed H7817 down H7817 [fn]mourning, H6937 as one H57 who H57 sorrows H57 for a mother. H517

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:6 - I am bent H5753 over and greatly H3966 bowed H7817 down; H7817
I go H1980 mourning H6937 all H3605 day H3117 long.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:9 - I will say H559 to God H410 my rock, H5553 “Why H4100 have You forgotten H7911 me?
Why H4100 do I go H1980 mourning H6937 [fn]because of the oppression H3906 of the enemy?” H340

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:2 - For You are the God H430 of my strength; H4581 why H4100 have You rejected H2186 me?
Why H4100 do I go H1980 mourning H6937 [fn]because of the oppression H3906 of the enemy? H340

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:28 - “For this H2088 the earth H776 shall mourn H56
And the heavens H8064 above H4480 H4605 be dark, H6937
Because H5921 H3588 I have spoken, H1696 I have purposed, H2161
And I will not [fn]change H5162 My mind, H5162 nor H3808 will I turn H7725 from it.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:21 - For the brokenness H7667 of the daughter H1323 of my people H5971 I am broken; H7665
I mourn, H6937 dismay H8047 has taken H2388 hold H2388 of me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:2 - “Judah H3063 mourns H56
And her gates H8179 languish; H535
They sit H6937 on the ground H776 in mourning, H6937
And the cry H6682 of Jerusalem H3389 has ascended. H5927

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:15 - ‘Thus H3541 says H559 the Lord H136 GOD, H3068 “On the day H3117 when it went H3381 down H3381 to Sheol H7585 I caused H56 lamentations; H56 I closed H3680 the [fn]deep H8415 over H5921 it and held H4513 back H4513 its rivers. H5104 And its many H7227 waters H4325 were stopped H3607 up, and I made Lebanon H3844 [fn]mourn H6937 for it, and all H3605 the trees H6086 of the field H7704 wilted H5968 away H5968 on account H5921 of it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:7 - “And when I extinguish H3518 you,
I will cover H3680 the heavens H8064 and darken H6937 their stars; H3556
I will cover H3680 the sun H8121 with a cloud H6051
And the moon H3394 will not give H215 its light. H216

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:8 - “All H3605 the shining H3974 lights H216 in the heavens H8064
I will darken H6937 over H5921 you
And will set H5414 darkness H2822 on your land,” H776
Declares H5002 the Lord H136 GOD. H3068

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:10 - Before H6440 them the earth H776 quakes, H7264
The heavens H8064 tremble, H7493
The sun H8121 and the moon H3394 grow H6937 dark H6937
And the stars H3556 lose H622 their brightness. H5051

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:15 - The sun H8121 and moon H3394 grow H6937 dark H6937
And the stars H3556 lose H622 their brightness. H5051

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:6 - Therefore H3651 it will be night H3915 for you—without H4480 vision, H2377
And darkness H2825 for you—without H4480 divination. H7080
The sun H8121 will go H935 down on the prophets, H5030
And the day H3117 will become H6937 dark H6937 over H5921 them.
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