הַ/קֹּדְרִ֥ים

𐤄/𐤒𐤃𐤓𐤉𐤌

haqoderim

darkened by

a primitive root; to be ashy, i.e. darkcolored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments); be black(-ish), be (make) dark(-en), [idiom] heavily, (cause to) mourn.

H6937

Job 6:16 · Word #1

Lexicon H6937

Lemmaקָדַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤒𐤃𐤓
Transliterationqâdar
Strong'sH6937
In-contextdarkened by

Morphology HTd/Vqrmpa All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation r — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H6937-02

the darkened ones

Rootקדר (q-d-r)
Core Meaningsdarkness, blackness, ashen gloom, mourning
Semantic Rangeto be dark or blackened, to become gloomy, to appear ashen, to mourn in visible grief, to be enveloped in heaviness
Conceptual SignificanceDarkness in biblical thought often symbolizes grief, judgment, or calamity. This root links physical blackness with emotional mourning, portraying sorrow as a visible, embodied state that marks a community or individual under distress.
Morphological NotesQal active participle, masculine plural absolute, with prefixed definite article (הַקֹּדְרִים). Functions substantivally: "the ones who are dark/gloomy."
Rendering RationaleThe form is a Qal active participle masculine plural with the definite article, describing those who are in a state of darkness or gloom. "The darkened ones" preserves the root sense of ashen blackness while reflecting the plural participial form with the article.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root קדר (darkness, blackness, ashen gloom, mourning)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H6937-01 aqedirem I will cause them to grow dark
H6937-03 hiteqaderu they have darkened themselves
H6938-01 leqedar to Qedar (the Dusky One)

Word Usage (17 occurrences of H6937)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
1 Kings 18:45 הִֽתְקַדְּרוּ֙ hiteqaderu grew black
Jeremiah 4:28 וְ/קָדְר֥וּ veqaderu and be dark
Jeremiah 8:21 קָדַ֕רְתִּי qadareti I mourn