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קָדַר H6937
H6937 is the Hebrew word קָדַר, transliterated qâdar and said kaw-dar'. The King James Version most often renders it black.
What it means
to be ashy, i.e. darkcolored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments).
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 17 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: be black(-ish), be (make) dark(-en), [idiom] heavily, (cause to) mourn.
Verses using קָדַר
All 16 verses, quoted in full.
1 Kings 18:45 · KJV
And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
Job 5:11 · KJV
To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
Job 6:16 · KJV
Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:
Job 30:28 · KJV
I went mourning without the sun: I stood up, and I cried in the congregation.
Psalm 35:14 · KJV
I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.
Psalm 38:6 · KJV
I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.
Psalm 42:9 · KJV
I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Psalm 43:2 · KJV
For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Jeremiah 4:28 · KJV
For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.
Jeremiah 8:21 · KJV
For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.
Jeremiah 14:2 · KJV
Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
Ezekiel 31:15 · KJV
Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.
Ezekiel 32:7 · KJV
And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.
Ezekiel 32:8 · KJV
All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD.
Joel 2:10 · KJV
The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
Joel 3:15 · KJV
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
Common questions
What does Strong's H6937 mean?
H6937 is the Hebrew word קָדַר (qâdar), meaning to be ashy, i.e. darkcolored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments).
How is H6937 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it black (4 times), mourning (4 times), mourn (2 times), blackish (1 time), heavily (1 time), among others.
How many times does H6937 appear in the Bible?
קָדַר (qâdar) is tagged in 16 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6937 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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