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HebrewH6938Proper Noun (Masculine)

קֵדָר

qe.dar

11Occurrences
H6938Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

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

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

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
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

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

קֵדָר appears 11 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Isaiah
4
Jeremiah
2
1 Chronicles
1
Ezk
1
Genesis
1
Psalms
1
Song of Solomon
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:29BSB

These are their genealogies:Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Genesis 25:13BSB

These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Isaiah 21:17BSB

The remaining archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few.”For the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.

Isaiah 60:7BSB

All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you;the rams of Nebaioth will serve youand go up on My altar with acceptance;I will adorn My glorious house.

Jeremiah 49:28BSB

Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated, this is what the LORD says:“Rise up, advance against Kedar,and destroy the people of the east!

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.