Word Study · Strong's H1863 · Hebrew

דַּרְדַּר

dardar

dar-dar'

“a thorn”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

a thorn

Rendered in the KJV as

thistle.

2
occurrencesin the Old Testament
2 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

וְדַרְדַּ֖ר1
וְדַרְדַּ֔ר1

How it is rendered · 1

and thistle[s]2

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 1

conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular2

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HC/Ncmsa · 2

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Where this word lives

Genesis1 of 2 · 50%
Hosea1 of 2 · 50%

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Genesis1 occurrence

Genesis 3:18וְדַרְדַּ֖רvedardarconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularBoth thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.here: and thistle[s]

Hosea1 occurrence

Hosea 10:8וְדַרְדַּ֔רvedardarconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularThe high places of Aven will be destroyed— it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”here: and thistle[s]

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