Strong's Lexicon

H6937

H6937 — קָדַר

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewqadarverbOccurrences: 17TWOT: 1989

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6937
Word:קָדַר
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:17
Transliteration:qadar
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:kaw-dar'
Meaning:1. to be ashy, i.e. dark-colored 2. (by implication) to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments)
KJV Renderings:be black(-ish), be (make) dark(-en), X heavily, (cause to) mourn.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB7316

קָדַר verb be dark (dull-coloured, compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 4682] be dirty (on [untranscribed source text 4683] = ד see ZMG xl (1886), 729 ); Late Hebrew Hiph`il (of face) shew gloom; ᵑ7 j קְדַר be dark); —

Qal Perfect consecutive וְקָדַר Mic 3:6 1 singular קָדַרְתִּי Jer 8:21, etc.; Participle קֹדֵר Ps 35:14 +; plural קֹדְרִים Job 5:11; Job 6:16 — be dark, of sky Jer 4:28 (leaden-coloured, as with clouds, see Hithpa`el), of sun and moon Joel 2:10; Joel 4:15 figurative of lack of revelation from ׳ י, עֲלֵיהֶם הַיּוֺם ׳ וְק Mic 3:6 of turbid stream Job 6:16 figurative of mourning (probably be squalid, of neglected person and dress of mourner, compare 2Sam 19:25 ) Jer 8:21; Jer 14:2 ( לָאָרֶץ, metaphor of gates); Job 5:11; Job 30:28 (בְּלֹא חַמָּה), Ps 35:14; Ps 38:7; Ps 42:10; Ps 43:2.
Hiph`il
1. darken: Perfect 1 singular consecutive וְהִקְדַּרְתִּי Ezek 32:7 (object stars), compare Imperfect 1 singular suffix אַקְדִּירֵם עָלֶיךָ Ezek 32:8.
2. cause to mourn וָאַקְדִּר עָלָיו לְבָנוֺן Ezek 31:15 .
Hithpa`el Perfect 3 plural וְהַשָּׁמַיִם הִתְקַדְּרוּ עָבִים 1Kgs 18:45 and the heavens grew dark with clouds.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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