6937. qadar
Strong's Lexicon
qadar: To be dark, to mourn, to grow dark

Original Word: קָדַר
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: qadar
Pronunciation: kah-dar'
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-dar')
Definition: To be dark, to mourn, to grow dark
Meaning: to be ashy, darkcolored, to mourn

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "qadar," the concept of mourning or darkness can be related to Greek words such as "σκοτία" (skotia - darkness) and "πενθέω" (pentheo - to mourn).

Usage: The Hebrew verb "qadar" primarily conveys the idea of becoming dark or gloomy. It is often used metaphorically to describe a state of mourning or sorrow, reflecting the somber mood associated with grief. The term can also refer to the literal darkening of the sky, as in the case of clouds or an eclipse.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, darkness was often associated with mourning, distress, or divine judgment. The act of wearing sackcloth and ashes, along with other mourning practices, symbolized a state of qadar. This cultural context highlights the deep emotional and spiritual connotations of the word, as darkness was not only a physical state but also a representation of inner turmoil or divine displeasure.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to be dark
NASB Translation
become dark (1), dark (1), darken (2), grew black (1), grow dark (2), mourn (3), mourning (6), sit (1), turbid (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
קָדַר verb be dark (dull-coloured, compare Arabic be dirty (on = ד see NöZMG xl (1886), 729); Late Hebrew Hiph`il (of face) shew gloom; ᵑ7J קְדַר be dark); —

Qal Perfect consecutive וְקָדַר Micah 3:6; 1singular 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 Hithpa`el), of sun and moon Joel 2:10; Joel 4:15; 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`il 1. darken: Perfect1singular consecutive וְהִקְדַּרְתִּי Ezekiel 32:7 (object stars), compare Imperfect1singular suffix אַקְדִּירֵם עָלֶיךָ Ezekiel 32:8.

2 cause to mourn וָאַקְדִּר עָלָיו לְבָנוֺן Ezekiel 31:15.

Hithpa`el Perfect3plural וְהַשָּׁמַיִם הִתְקַדְּרוּ עָבִים 1 Kings 18:45 and the heavens grew dark with clouds.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
be blackish, be make darken, heavily, cause to mourn

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), X heavily, (cause to) mourn.

Forms and Transliterations
אַקְדִּירֵ֖ם אקדירם הִֽתְקַדְּרוּ֙ הַקֹּדְרִ֥ים הקדרים התקדרו וְ֝קֹדְרִ֗ים וְהִקְדַּרְתִּ֖י וְקָדְר֥וּ וְקָדַ֥ר וָאַקְדִּ֤ר ואקדר והקדרתי וקדר וקדרו וקדרים קָדְר֣וּ קָדַ֕רְתִּי קָדָ֑רוּ קָדָ֔רוּ קֹדֵ֣ר קֹדֵ֥ר קדר קדרו קדרתי ’aq·dî·rêm ’aqdîrêm akdiRem hakkodeRim haq·qō·ḏə·rîm haqqōḏərîm hiṯ·qad·də·rū hitkaddeRu hiṯqaddərū kaDarti kaDaru kadeRu koDer qā·ḏā·rū qā·ḏar·tî qā·ḏə·rū qāḏartî qāḏārū qāḏərū qō·ḏêr qōḏêr vaakDir vehikdarTi vekaDar vekadeRu vekodeRim wā’aqdir wā·’aq·dir wə·hiq·dar·tî wə·qā·ḏar wə·qā·ḏə·rū wə·qō·ḏə·rîm wəhiqdartî wəqāḏar wəqāḏərū wəqōḏərîm
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1 Kings 18:45
HEB: כֹּ֗ה וְהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ הִֽתְקַדְּרוּ֙ עָבִ֣ים וְר֔וּחַ
NAS: the sky grew black with clouds
KJV: that the heaven was black with clouds
INT: such the sky grew clouds and wind

Job 5:11
HEB: שְׁפָלִ֣ים לְמָר֑וֹם וְ֝קֹדְרִ֗ים שָׂ֣גְבוּ יֶֽשַׁע׃
NAS: those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted
KJV: those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted
INT: are lowly high mourn are lifted to safety

Job 6:16
HEB: הַקֹּדְרִ֥ים מִנִּי־ קָ֑רַח
NAS: Which are turbid because of ice
KJV: Which are blackish by reason of the ice,
INT: are turbid because of ice

Job 30:28
HEB: קֹדֵ֣ר הִ֭לַּכְתִּי בְּלֹ֣א
NAS: I go about mourning without
KJV: I went mourning without the sun:
INT: mourning go without

Psalm 35:14
HEB: כַּאֲבֶל־ אֵ֝֗ם קֹדֵ֥ר שַׁחֽוֹתִי׃
NAS: I bowed down mourning, as one who sorrows
KJV: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth
INT: one A mother mourning bowed

Psalm 38:6
HEB: כָּל־ הַ֝יּ֗וֹם קֹדֵ֥ר הִלָּֽכְתִּי׃
NAS: bowed down; I go mourning all day
KJV: I go mourning all the day
INT: all day mourning go

Psalm 42:9
HEB: שְׁכַ֫חְתָּ֥נִי לָֽמָּה־ קֹדֵ֥ר אֵלֵ֗ךְ בְּלַ֣חַץ
NAS: do I go mourning because of the oppression
KJV: me? why go I mourning because of the oppression
INT: forgotten Why mourning go of the oppression

Psalm 43:2
HEB: זְנַ֫חְתָּ֥נִי לָֽמָּה־ קֹדֵ֥ר אֶתְהַלֵּ֗ךְ בְּלַ֣חַץ
NAS: do I go mourning because of the oppression
KJV: why go I mourning because of the oppression
INT: rejected Why mourning go of the oppression

Jeremiah 4:28
HEB: תֶּאֱבַ֣ל הָאָ֔רֶץ וְקָדְר֥וּ הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם מִמָּ֑עַל
NAS: above be dark, Because
KJV: above be black: because I have spoken
INT: shall mourn the earth be dark and the heavens above

Jeremiah 8:21
HEB: עַמִּ֖י הָשְׁבָּ֑רְתִּי קָדַ֕רְתִּי שַׁמָּ֖ה הֶחֱזִקָֽתְנִי׃
NAS: I am broken; I mourn, dismay
KJV: am I hurt; I am black; astonishment
INT: of my people I am broken mourn dismay has taken

Jeremiah 14:2
HEB: וּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָ אֻמְלְל֖וּ קָדְר֣וּ לָאָ֑רֶץ וְצִוְחַ֥ת
NAS: languish; They sit on the ground
KJV: thereof languish; they are black unto the ground;
INT: gates languish sit the ground and the cry

Ezekiel 31:15
HEB: מַ֣יִם רַבִּ֑ים וָאַקְדִּ֤ר עָלָיו֙ לְבָנ֔וֹן
NAS: up, and I made Lebanon mourn for it, and all
KJV: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees
INT: waters and many mourn account Lebanon

Ezekiel 32:7
HEB: בְכַבּֽוֹתְךָ֙ שָׁמַ֔יִם וְהִקְדַּרְתִּ֖י אֶת־ כֹּֽכְבֵיהֶ֑ם
NAS: the heavens and darken their stars;
KJV: the stars thereof dark; I will cover
INT: and when extinguish the heavens and darken their stars the sun

Ezekiel 32:8
HEB: אוֹר֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם אַקְדִּירֵ֖ם עָלֶ֑יךָ וְנָתַ֤תִּי
NAS: in the heavens I will darken over
KJV: of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set
INT: lights the heavens will darken over and will set

Joel 2:10
HEB: שֶׁ֤מֶשׁ וְיָרֵ֙חַ֙ קָדָ֔רוּ וְכוֹכָבִ֖ים אָסְפ֥וּ
NAS: and the moon grow dark And the stars
KJV: and the moon shall be dark, and the stars
INT: the sun and the moon grow and the stars lose

Joel 3:15
HEB: שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ וְיָרֵ֖חַ קָדָ֑רוּ וְכוֹכָבִ֖ים אָסְפ֥וּ
NAS: and moon grow dark And the stars
KJV: and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars
INT: the sun and moon grow and the stars lose

Micah 3:6
HEB: עַל־ הַנְּבִיאִ֔ים וְקָדַ֥ר עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם הַיּֽוֹם׃
NAS: And the day will become dark over
KJV: and the day shall be dark over them.
INT: over the prophets will become over and the day

17 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6937
17 Occurrences


’aq·dî·rêm — 1 Occ.
haq·qō·ḏə·rîm — 1 Occ.
hiṯ·qad·də·rū — 1 Occ.
qā·ḏar·tî — 1 Occ.
qā·ḏā·rū — 2 Occ.
qā·ḏə·rū — 1 Occ.
qō·ḏêr — 5 Occ.
wā·’aq·dir — 1 Occ.
wə·hiq·dar·tî — 1 Occ.
wə·qā·ḏar — 1 Occ.
wə·qā·ḏə·rū — 1 Occ.
wə·qō·ḏə·rîm — 1 Occ.
















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