{
  "type": "word",
  "id": "H6937",
  "lemma": "קָדַר",
  "transliteration": "qâdar",
  "definition": "to be ashy, i.e. darkcolored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments)",
  "kjv": "be black(-ish), be (make) dark(-en), [idiom] heavily, (cause to) mourn.",
  "occurrences": 17,
  "language": "Hebrew",
  "brownDriverBriggs": [
    "קָדַר vb. be dark (dull-coloured, cf. Ar. be dirty)",
    "Qal be dark",
    "Hiph.",
    "1. darken",
    "2. cause to mourn",
    "Hithp. and the heavens grew dark with clouds."
  ],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "1 Kings 18:45",
      "text": "In a little while, the sky grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/18?v=45"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Jeremiah 4:28",
      "text": "For this the earth will mourn, and the heavens above be black, because I have spoken it. I have planned it, and I have…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/4?v=28"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Jeremiah 8:21",
      "text": "For the hurt of the daughter of my people, I am hurt. I mourn. Dismay has taken hold of me.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/8?v=21"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Jeremiah 14:2",
      "text": "“Judah mourns, and its gates languish. They sit in black on the ground. The cry of Jerusalem goes up.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/14?v=2"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Ezekiel 31:15",
      "text": "“The Lord GOD says: ‘In the day when he went down to Sheol, I caused a mourning. I covered the deep for him, and I…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezekiel/31?v=15"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Ezekiel 32:7",
      "text": "When I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and make its stars dark. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezekiel/32?v=7"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Ezekiel 32:8",
      "text": "I will make all the bright lights of the sky dark over you, and set darkness on your land,” says the Lord GOD.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezekiel/32?v=8"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Joel 2:10",
      "text": "The earth quakes before them. The heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/joel/2?v=10"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Joel 4:15",
      "text": "The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/joel/4?v=15"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Micah 3:6",
      "text": "“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…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/micah/3?v=6"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://besorah.bible/word/H6937",
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