Word Study · Strong's H6938 · Hebrew
קֵדָר
Qedar
kay-dawr'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Qêdâr
“Kedar, a son of Ishmael”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Kedar, a son of Ishmael; also (collectively) Bedouin (as his descendants or representatives)
Rendered in the KJV as
Kedar.
- 12occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 7 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 12 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- קֵדָ֔ר3
- וְקֵדָ֥ר2
- קֵדָֽר׃2
- וְקֵדָ֛ר1
- לְקֵדָ֣ר׀1
- קֵדָ֖ר1
- קֵדָ֑ר1
- קֵדָר֙1
How it is rendered · 3
- Kedar8
- and Kedar3
- of Kedar1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- proper noun (a name)6
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)3
- proper noun (a name)2
- preposition + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 6
- HC/Npm · 3
- HNpl · 2
- HR/Npl · 1
All 12, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Isaiah4 of 12 · 33%
- Jeremiah3 of 12 · 25%
- Genesis1 of 12 · 8%
- 1 Chronicles1 of 12 · 8%
- Psalms1 of 12 · 8%
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1 Chronicles1 occurrence
Psalms1 occurrence
Song of Solomon1 occurrence
Isaiah4 occurrences
- Isaiah 21:16קֵדָֽר׃kedarproper noun (a name)For this is what the Lord says to me: “Within one year, as a hired worker would count it, all the glory of Kedar will be gone.here: Kedar
- Isaiah 21:17קֵדָ֖רkedarproper noun (a name)The remaining archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few.” For the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.here: Kedar
- Isaiah 42:11קֵדָ֑רkedarproper noun (a name)Let the desert and its cities raise their voices; let the villages of Kedar cry aloud. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them cry out from the mountaintops.here: Kedar
- Isaiah 60:7קֵדָר֙kedarproper noun (a name)All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you and go up on My altar with acceptance; I will adorn My glorious house.here: Kedar
Jeremiah3 occurrences
- Jeremiah 2:10וְקֵדָ֛רvekedarconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus and take a look; send to Kedar and consider carefully; see if there has ever been anything like this:here: and Kedar
- Jeremiah 49:28לְקֵדָ֣ר׀lekedarpreposition + proper noun (a name)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!here: of Kedar
- Jeremiah 49:28קֵדָ֔רkedarproper noun (a name)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!here: Kedar