Quick Definition
be dark
Strong's Definition
to be ashy, i.e. darkcolored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: be black(-ish), be (make) dark(-en), [idiom] heavily, (cause to) mourn.
TWOT Reference: 1989
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to mourn, be dark
1a) (Qal) to be dark
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to darken
1b2) to cause to mourn
1c) (Hithpael) to grow dark
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to mourn, be dark
1a) (Qal) to be dark
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to darken
1b2) to cause to mourn
1c) (Hithpael) to grow dark
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
קָדַר
qâdar
BDB Definition:
1) to mourn, be dark
1a) (Qal) to be dark
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to darken
1b2) to cause to mourn
1c) (Hithpael) to grow dark
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1989
Total KJV Occurrences: 16