Strongs Number: H6937
- Hebrew Word
- קָדַר
- Transliteration
- qâdar
- Phonetic
- kaw-dar'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to be {ashy} that {is} dark colored; by implication to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments)
- BDB Definition
-
1. to mourn, be dark
a. (Qal) to be dark
b. (Hiphil)
1. to darken
2. to cause to mourn
c. (Hithpael) to grow dark
- Origin
- A primitive root
- Bible Usage
- be black ({-ish}) be (make) dark ({-en}) X-(idiom) {heavily} (cause to) mourn.