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Lexicon :: Strong's H6938 - qēḏār

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קֵדָר
Transliteration
qēḏār
Pronunciation
kay-dawr'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun, proper noun with reference to people
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

קֵדָר Qêdâr, kay-dawr'; from H6937; dusky (of the skin or the tent); Kedar, a son of Ishmael; also (collectively) Bedouin (as his descendants or representatives):—Kedar.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H6938 in the following manner: Kedar (12x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H6938 in the following manner: Kedar (12x).

  1. Kedar = "dark"

    proper masculine noun

    1. a son of Ishmael

      proper noun with reference to people

    2. the descendants of Kedar

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קֵדָר Qêdâr, kay-dawr'; from H6937; dusky (of the skin or the tent); Kedar, a son of Ishmael; also (collectively) Bedouin (as his descendants or representatives):—Kedar.
STRONGS H6938: Abbreviations
† קֵדָר proper name, of a people (swarthy? black-tented?); Κηδαρ:
1. tribe of nomads in Arabian desert Isaiah 21:16; Isaiah 42:11 (with verb feminine), Isaiah 60:7, Jeremiah 2:10; Jeremiah 49:28 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 27:21; בְּנֵיקֿ׳ Isaiah 21:17; אָהֳלֵי ק׳ Psalm 120:5; Songs 1:5 (made of black goat-skins JacobBeduinenleben (2), 41 or black woven stuff DoughtyArab. Des. i. 224 f.; simile of swarthy hue).
2. ancestor of 1. (above), son of Ishmael, Genesis 25:13 = 1 Chronicles 1:29. — compare Assyrian Ḳidru COTGenesis 25:13, PlinNH see 11 -12 Cedrei; also Sabean tribe-name קדר Hal623 (compare DHMZMG xxxvii (1883), 14).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

25:13; 25:13

1 Chronicles

1:29

Psalms

120:5

Song of Songs

1:5

Isaiah

21:16; 21:17; 42:11; 60:7

Jeremiah

2:10; 49:28

Ezekiel

27:21

H6938

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6938 matches the Hebrew קֵדָר (qēḏār),
which occurs 12 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:13 - These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, named in the order of their birth: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael; and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 1:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:29 - These are their genealogies: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 120:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:5 - Woe to me, that I sojourn in Meshech,
that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:5 - She
I am very dark, but lovely,
O daughters of Jerusalem,
like the tents of Kedar,
like the curtains of Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:16 - For thus the Lord said to me, “Within a year, according to the years of a hired worker, all the glory of Kedar will come to an end.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:17 - And the remainder of the archers of the mighty men of the sons of Kedar will be few, for the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:11 - Let the desert and its cities lift up their voice,
the villages that Kedar inhabits;
let the habitants of Sela sing for joy,
let them shout from the top of the mountains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:7 - All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered to you;
the rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you;
they shall come up with acceptance on my altar,
and I will beautify my beautiful house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:10 - For cross to the coasts of Cyprus and see,
or send to Kedar and examine with care;
see if there has been such a thing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:28 - Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck down.
Thus says the LORD:
“Rise up, advance against Kedar!
Destroy the people of the east!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:21 - Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your favored dealers in lambs, rams, and goats; in these they did business with you.
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