Qedar means “Kedar” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Strong's H6938 קֵדָר (Qedar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Qedar (kay-dawr') n/p. 1. dusky (of the skin or the tent) 2. Kedar, a son of Ishmael It has 11 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include kedar and tents. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
Qedar (kay-dawr') n/p. 1. dusky (of the skin or the tent) 2. Kedar, a son of Ishmael 3. (collectively) Bedouin (as his descendants or representatives) [from H6937] KJV: Kedar. Root(s): H6937
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Kedar
Usage: A man of the Arabs living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.13; 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
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Qedar, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
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11 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6938.
And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
For thus hath the LORD said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:
And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it.
Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.
All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.
For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.
Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon shall smite, thus saith the LORD; Arise ye, go up to Kedar, and spoil the men of the east.
Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6938, grouped by book.
Qedar (Strong's H6938) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Kedar". Qedar (kay-dawr') n/p. 1. dusky (of the skin or the tent) 2. Kedar, a son of Ishmael
This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H6938 across 7 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6938 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as kedar and tents. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.