קָדַרqâdar

be dark

Pronunciation: kaw-dar' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6937

Meanings

Qal: be dark (Micah 3:6; Jeremiah 8:21; Psalms 35:14)

Hiph`il

1. darken (Ezekiel 32:7; Ezekiel 32:8)

2. cause to mourn (Ezekiel 31:15)

Hithpa`el: grew dark (1 Kings 18:45)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 17 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Kings 18:45 And soon the sky was black with clouds. A heavy wind brought a terrific rainstorm, and Ahab left quickly for Jezreel.
  • Job 5:11 He gives prosperity to the poor and protects those who suffer.
  • Job 6:16 when it is swollen with ice and melting snow.
  • Job 30:28 I walk in gloom, without sunlight. I stand in the public square and cry for help.
  • Psalms 35:14 I was sad, as though they were my friends or family, as if I were grieving for my own mother.
  • Psalms 38:6 I am bent over and racked with pain. All day long I walk around filled with grief.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).