קָדַר
qa.dar
be dark
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "קָדַר" (qa.dar) is defined as "be dark." This word falls within the semantic domain of Light & Darkness, indicating its connection to the contrast between illumination and obscurity. In the 17 occurrences of this word in the Bible, it is used to describe a state of being shrouded in darkness, either literally or metaphorically. The use of "קָדַר" encompasses a range of situations, from physical darkness, such as nighttime or a lack of light, to metaphorical darkness, like ignorance, fear, or even moral darkness. This versatility highlights the word's significance in conveying the idea of a lack of understanding, clarity, or illumination. By using "קָדַר," the authors of the Bible emphasize the importance of light and understanding in various contexts, from spiritual guidance to everyday life.
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Occurrences in Scripture
17 total occurrences across the text
so that he sets up on high those who are low, those who mourn are exalted to safety.
Job 6:16Which are black by reason of the ice, in which the snow hides itself.
Job 30:28I go mourning without the sun. I stand up in the assembly, and cry for help.
Psalms 35:14I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I bowed down mourning, as one who mourns his mother.
Psalms 38:6I am in pain and bowed down greatly. I go mourning all day long.
Psalms 42:9I will ask God, my rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”
Psalms 43:2For you are the God of my strength. Why have you rejected me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Jeremiah 4:28For this the earth will mourn, and the heavens above be black, because I have spoken it. I have planned it, and I have not repented, neither will I turn back from it.”
Jeremiah 8:21For the hurt of the daughter of my people, I am hurt. I mourn. Dismay has taken hold of me.
Jeremiah 14:2“Judah mourns, and its gates languish. They sit in black on the ground. The cry of Jerusalem goes up.
Ezekiel 32:7When I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and make its stars dark. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon won’t give its light.
Ezekiel 32:8I will make all the bright lights of the sky dark over you, and set darkness on your land,” says the Lord Yahweh.
Ezekiel 31:15“The Lord Yahweh says: ‘In the day when he went down to Sheol I caused a mourning. I covered the deep for him, and I restrained its rivers. The great waters were stopped. I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.
Joel 2:10The earth quakes before them. The heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
Joel 3:15The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
Micah 3:6“Therefore night is over you, with no vision, and it is dark to you, that you may not divine; and the sun will go down on the prophets, and the day will be black over them.
1 Kings 18:45In a little while, the sky grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.