The meaning of “קֵדָר”
Understanding Qêdâr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Kedar. - § Kedar = "dark" - Kedar, a son of Ishmael - also (collectively) Bedouin (as his descendants or representatives...
קֵדָר
Kedar. - § Kedar = "dark" - Kedar, a son of Ishmael - also (collectively) Bedouin (as his descendants or representatives) n pr m 1) a son of Ishmael n pr people 2) the descendants of Kedar
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 25:13 | “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,” Word: קֵדָר (Qêdâr) | |
| 1 Chronicles 1:29 | “These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,” Word: קֵדָר (Qêdâr) | |
| Psalms 120:5 | “Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!” Word: קֵדָר (Qêdâr) | |
| Song of Solomon 1:5 | “I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.” Word: קֵדָר (Qêdâr) | |
| Isaiah 42:11 | “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.” Word: קֵדָר (Qêdâr) |