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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 1858. דַּר (dar) -- Pearl</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/1858.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/esther/1-6.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/1858.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 1858</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/1857.htm" title="1857">◄</a> 1858. dar <a href="../hebrew/1859.htm" title="1859">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">dar: Pearl</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">דַּר</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>dar<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>dar<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(dar)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Pearl<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a pearl, pearl-stone, mother-of-pearl, alabaster<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from an unused root meaning to dwell<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent for "pearl" is μαργαρίτης (margaritēs), Strong's Greek 3135, which appears in the New Testament, particularly in the teachings of Jesus.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "dar" refers to a pearl, a precious gem highly valued in ancient times for its beauty and rarity. In the context of the Bible, pearls are often used metaphorically to represent something of great value or worth.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, pearls were considered symbols of wealth and status. They were often used in jewelry and as a form of currency. The rarity and beauty of pearls made them a fitting metaphor for something precious and highly esteemed. In biblical times, pearls were sourced from the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean, making them accessible yet still rare and valuable.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/1865.htm">deror</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>perhaps pearl or mother-of-pearl<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>mother-of-pearl (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">דַּר</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>pearl</b></font> ? <font size="+1"><b>mother of pearl</b></font> ? (Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb020410.gif"> <em>pearls</em>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb020411.gif"> <em>a pearl</em>) <a href="/interlinear/esther/1-6.htm">Esther 1:6</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>pearl<p>Apparently from the same as <a href="/hebrew/1865.htm">drowr</a>; properly, a pearl (from its sheen as rapidly turned); by analogy, pearl-stone, i.e. Mother-of-pearl or alabaster -- X white. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1865.htm">drowr</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְדַ֥ר ודר veDar wə·ḏar wəḏar<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/esther/1-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Esther 1:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/esther/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בַּהַט־ וָשֵׁ֖שׁ <b> וְדַ֥ר </b> וְסֹחָֽרֶת׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/esther/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> marble, <span class="itali">mother-of-pearl</span> and precious stones.<br><a href="/kjvs/esther/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and blue, <span class="itali">and white,</span> and black,<br><a href="/interlinear/esther/1-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of porphyry marble <span class="itali">mother-of-pearl</span> and precious<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1858.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1858.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1858<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/vedar_1858.htm">wə·ḏar — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/1857.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1857"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1857" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/1859.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1859"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1859" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>