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H6937 · קָדַר

qâdar

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

to be ashy, i.e. darkcolored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments)

KJV gloss list in the source

be black(-ish), be (make) dark(-en), [idiom] heavily, (cause to) mourn.

Source pronunciation notation: kaw-dar'

Derivation recorded by Strong

a primitive root;

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