What does קָדַר mean in the Bible?
e. dark -colored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments)".
Hebrew · H6937
קָדַר
To be ashy , i.e. dark -colored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments)
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קָדַר H6937
What does קָדַר mean in the Bible?
קָדַר is a Hebrew word meaning "to be ashy , i.e. dark -colored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments)".
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How does the BSB render H6937?
The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in sorrow (2), will grow dark (2), [Her people] wail (1), and darken (1), blackened (1).
Where does קָדַר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Kings 18:45. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (4), Ezekiel (3), Jeremiah (3), Job (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It in sorrow 2× Psalms 42:9, Psalms 43:2
will grow dark 2× Jeremiah 4:28, Joel 3:15
[Her people] wail 1× Jeremiah 14:2
and darken 1× Ezekiel 32:7
blackened 1× Job 30:28
darkened 1× Job 6:16
grew dark 1× 1 Kings 18:45
grow dark 1× Joel 2:10
I mourn 1× Jeremiah 8:21
I will darken 1× Ezekiel 32:8
mourn 1× Ezekiel 31:15
mourning 1× Psalms 38:6
so that mourners 1× Job 5:11
will turn black 1× Micah 3:6
with grief 1× Psalms 35:14
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1 Kings 18:45 הִֽתְקַדְּרוּ֙ to grew dark Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common plural Job 5:11 וְ֝קֹדְרִ֗ים to so that mourners Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Job 6:16 הַקֹּדְרִ֥ים to darkened Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Job 30:28 קֹדֵ֣ר to blackened Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Psalms 35:14 קֹדֵ֥ר to with grief Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Psalms 38:6 קֹדֵ֥ר to mourning Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Psalms 42:9 קֹדֵ֥ר to in sorrow Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Psalms 43:2 קֹדֵ֥ר to in sorrow Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Jeremiah 4:28 וְקָדְר֥וּ to will grow dark Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Jeremiah 8:21 קָדַ֕רְתִּי to I mourn Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Kings 18:45
Aligned rows 17
Books represented 7
1 Kings 1 Job 3 Psalms 4 Jeremiah 3 Ezekiel 3 Joel 2 Micah 1
Source forms
קֹדֵ֥ר 4x qō·ḏêr Psalms 35:14, Psalms 38:6, Psalms 42:9, Psalms 43:2
אַקְדִּירֵ֖ם 1x ’aq·dî·rêm Ezekiel 32:8
הַקֹּדְרִ֥ים 1x haq·qō·ḏə·rîm Job 6:16
הִֽתְקַדְּרוּ֙ 1x hiṯ·qad·də·rū 1 Kings 18:45
וָאַקְדִּ֤ר 1x wā·’aq·dir Ezekiel 31:15
וְהִקְדַּרְתִּ֖י 1x wə·hiq·dar·tî Ezekiel 32:7
וְקָדַ֥ר 1x wə·qā·ḏar Micah 3:6
וְקָדְר֥וּ 1x wə·qā·ḏə·rū Jeremiah 4:28
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 5x Job 30:28, Psalms 35:14, Psalms 38:6, Psalms 42:9
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 3x Jeremiah 14:2, Joel 2:10, Joel 3:15
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 1x Job 6:16
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular 1x Ezekiel 32:7
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular 1x Ezekiel 31:15
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 1x Jeremiah 4:28
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Micah 3:6
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 1x Job 5:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to be ashy , i.e. dark -colored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments)
Source Gloss
to be ashy , i.e. dark -colored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to be ashy, i.e. dark-colored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments) BDB: be dark Usage: be black(-ish), be (make) dark(-en), × heavily, (cause to) mourn.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
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Form groups 2 Aligned forms 10
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 9×
Participle active Job 30:28 · Ps 35:14 · Ps 38:7 · Ps 42:10 · Ps 43:2 5×
Perfect Jer 14:2 · Joel 2:10 · Joel 4:15 · Jer 8:21 4×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 1×
Perfect 1Kgs 18:45 1×
Word Origins
קָדַר is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain