H2822 - חֹשֶׁךְ (chôshek)

H2822 חֹשֶׁךְ (chôshek) kho-shek'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

darkness

Strong's Definition

the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness

Derivation: from H2821 (חָשַׁךְ);

KJV Usage: dark(-ness), night, obscurity.

TWOT Reference: 769a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) darkness, obscurity

1a) darkness

1b) secret place

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G1105 G3509 G4652 G4655

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) darkness, obscurity 1a) darkness 1b) secret place

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חֹשֶׁךְ chôshek BDB Definition: 1) darkness, obscurity 1a) darkness 1b) secret place Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H2821 Same Word by TWOT Number: 769a Total KJV Occurrences: 80

Bible Occurrences (77)

1:2 1:4 1:5 1:18

10:21 10:22 14:20

4:11 5:23

2:5

2:9

22:12 22:29

3:4 3:5 5:14 10:21 12:22 12:25 15:22 15:23 15:30 17:12 17:13 18:18 19:8 20:26 22:11 23:17 24:16 26:10 28:3 29:3 34:22 37:19 38:19

18:11 18:28 35:6 88:12 104:20 105:28 107:10 107:14 112:4 139:11 139:12

2:13 20:20

2:13 2:14 5:17 6:4 11:8

5:20 5:30 9:2 29:18 42:7 45:3 45:7 45:19 47:5 49:9 58:10 59:9 60:2

3:2

8:12 32:8

2:2 2:31

5:18 5:20

7:8

1:8

1:15

Genesis 1:2

Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

Genesis 1:4

And God saw that the light [was] good, and [He] separated the light from... the darkness.

Genesis 1:5

God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was evening, and there was morning — the first day.

Genesis 1:18

to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from... the darkness. And God saw that [it was] good.

Exodus 10:21

Then the LORD said to Moses, Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that darkness may spread over the land of Egypt — a palpable darkness.

Exodus 10:22

So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and total darkness covered all the land of Egypt for three days.

Exodus 14:20

so that it came between the camps of Egypt and... Israel. The cloud was there in the darkness, but it lit up the night. So all night long neither [camp] went near the other.......

Deuteronomy 4:11

You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to... the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.