קֵדָר

qe.darProper Noun (Masculine)H6938

Kedar

From: from H6937 (קָדַר); dusky (of the skin or the tent);

Short Definition

Kedar, a son of Ishmael; also (collectively) Bedouin (as his descendants or representatives)

Full Lexicon Entry

A man of the Arabs living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Ishmael (H3458); brother of: Nebaioth (H5032), Adbeel (H0110), Mibsam (H4017), Mishma (H4927), Dumah (H1746), Massa (H4854), Hadad (H2301), Tema (H8485), Jetur (H3195), Naphish (H5305), Kedemah (H6929) and Mahalath (H4258) § Kedar = "dark" 1) a son of Ishmael n pr people 2) the descendants of Kedar

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

11 times

Appears 11 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Isaiah
4
Jeremiah
2
1 Chronicles
1
Ezk
1
Genesis
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 1:29
  • Genesis 25:13
  • Isaiah 21:17
  • Isaiah 60:7
  • Jeremiah 49:28

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