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Lexicon :: Strong's H2822 - ḥōšeḵ

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חֹשֶׁךְ
Transliteration
ḥōšeḵ
Pronunciation
kho-shek'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 769a

Strong’s Definitions

חֹשֶׁךְ chôshek, kho-shek'; from H2821; the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness:—dark(-ness), night, obscurity.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 80x

The KJV translates Strong's H2822 in the following manner: darkness (70x), dark (7x), obscurity (2x), night (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 80x
The KJV translates Strong's H2822 in the following manner: darkness (70x), dark (7x), obscurity (2x), night (1x).

  1. darkness, obscurity

    1. darkness

    2. secret place

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֹשֶׁךְ chôshek, kho-shek'; from H2821; the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness:—dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
STRONGS H2822: Abbreviations
† ח֫שֶׁךְ noun masculineExodus 10:21 darkness, obscurity — absolute חשֶׁךְ Genesis 1:2 + 75 times (+ Ezekiel 8:12 strike out Co A B etc.); construct id. Exodus 10:22; suffix חָשְׁכִּי Psalm 18:29 [Psalm 18:28]＝2 Samuel 22:29; —
1. darkness (opposed to אוֺר) literal Genesis 1:2, 4 (P), Isaiah 45:7; Job 26:10; Ecclesiastes 2:13, compare in imprecation Job 3:4, 5 (וצלמות ח׳)＝לילה Genesis 1:5, 18 (P), compare Joshua 2:5 (JE), Isaiah 45:19; Job 17:12; Job 24:16; Job 38:19; Psalm 104:20; darkness in mines Job 28:3; of extraordinary darkness, in Egypt Exodus 10:21 (twice in verse) (E); אֲֿפֵלָה ח׳ Exodus 10:22 (E), Psalm 105:28, from pillar of cloud Exodus 14:20; at Mt. Sinai Deuteronomy 4:11; Deuteronomy 5:20; of clouds of theophany 2 Samuel 22:12＝Psalm 18:12; of darkness in death, or She'ô l, 1 Samuel 2:9; Job 10:21 (וצלמות אֶרֶץ ח׳), Job 17:13; Job 18:18; Psalm 88:13; Proverbs 20:20 (אִישׁוֺן ח׳＝extreme of darkness).
2.＝secret place(s) Isaiah 45:3; Job 12:22 (|| צלמות);＝hiding-place Job 34:22 (|| id.), compare Psalm 139:11; Psalm 139:12; — on Ezekiel 8:12, see above.
3. figurative,
a.＝distress Isaiah 5:30; Isaiah 9:1; Isaiah 29:18 (figurative of blindness), Isaiah 42:7; Isaiah 49:9; Isaiah 58:10; Isaiah 59:9; Isaiah 60:2; Lamentations 3:2; Micah 7:8; Psalm 18:29 [Psalm 18:28]＝2 Samuel 22:29; Job 15:22, 23, 30; Job 20:26; Job 22:11; Job 23:17; Job 29:3; Psalm 107:10; Psalm 107:14 (in both || צלמות), Psalm 112:4; Ecclesiastes 5:16; Ecclesiastes 11:8.
b.＝dread, terror, symbolic of judgment Amos 5:18, 20; Zephaniah 1:15; Nahum 1:8; Ezekiel 32:8; Joel 2:4; Joel 3:4.
c.＝mourning Isaiah 47:5.
d.＝perplexity Job 5:14; Job 12:25; Job 19:8; confusion Psalm 35:6.
e.＝ignorance Job 37:19; Ecclesiastes 2:14.
f.＝evil, sin Isaiah 5:20 (twice in verse); Proverbs 2:13.
g.＝obscurity Ecclesiastes 6:4 (twice in verse).

Biblical Aramaic

חשׁך (see Biblical Hebrew חשֶׁךְ darkness, √ חשׁך).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

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

Exodus

10:21; 10:21; 10:22; 10:22; 14:20

Deuteronomy

4:11; 5:20

Joshua

2:5

1 Samuel

2:9

2 Samuel

22:12; 22:29; 22:29

Job

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

Psalms

18:12; 18:28; 18:28; 35:6; 88:13; 104:20; 105:28; 107:10; 107:14; 112:4; 139:11; 139:12

Proverbs

2:13; 20:20

Ecclesiastes

2:13; 2:14; 5:16; 6:4; 11:8

Isaiah

5:20; 5:30; 9:1; 29:18; 42:7; 45:3; 45:7; 45:19; 47:5; 49:9; 58:10; 59:9; 60:2

Lamentations

3:2

Ezekiel

8:12; 8:12; 32:8

Joel

2:4; 3:4

Amos

5:18; 5:20

Micah

7:8

Nahum

1:8

Zephaniah

1:15

H2822

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Strong's Number H2822 matches the Hebrew חֹשֶׁךְ (ḥōšeḵ),
which occurs 80 times in 77 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 1:2–Ecc 2:13)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:2 - וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהֹום וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּיִם׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:4 - וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאֹור כִּי־טֹוב וַיַּבְדֵּל אֱלֹהִים בֵּין הָאֹור וּבֵין הַחֹשֶׁךְ׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:5 - וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָאֹור יֹום וְלַחֹשֶׁךְ קָרָא לָיְלָה וַיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַיְהִי־בֹקֶר יֹום אֶחָד׃ פ

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:18 - וְלִמְשֹׁל בַּיֹּום וּבַלַּיְלָה וּלֲהַבְדִּיל בֵּין הָאֹור וּבֵין הַחֹשֶׁךְ וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי־טֹוב׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:21 - וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה נְטֵה יָדְךָ עַל־הַשָּׁמַיִם וִיהִי חֹשֶׁךְ עַל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם וְיָמֵשׁ חֹשֶׁךְ׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:22 - וַיֵּט מֹשֶׁה אֶת־יָדֹו עַל־הַשָּׁמָיִם וַיְהִי חֹשֶׁךְ־אֲפֵלָה בְּכָל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:20 - וַיָּבֹא בֵּין מַחֲנֵה מִצְרַיִם וּבֵין מַחֲנֵה יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיְהִי הֶעָנָן וְהַחֹשֶׁךְ וַיָּאֶר אֶת־הַלָּיְלָה וְלֹא־קָרַב זֶה אֶל־זֶה כָּל־הַלָּיְלָה׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:11 - וַתִּקְרְבוּן וַתַּעַמְדוּן תַּחַת הָהָר וְהָהָר בֹּעֵר בָּאֵשׁ עַד־לֵב הַשָּׁמַיִם חֹשֶׁךְ עָנָן וַעֲרָפֶל׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:23 - וַיְהִי כְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם אֶת־הַקֹּול מִתֹּוךְ הַחֹשֶׁךְ וְהָהָר בֹּעֵר בָּאֵשׁ וַתִּקְרְבוּן אֵלַי כָּל־רָאשֵׁי שִׁבְטֵיכֶם וְזִקְנֵיכֶם׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:5 - וַיְהִי הַשַּׁעַר לִסְגֹּור בַּחֹשֶׁךְ וְהָאֲנָשִׁים יָצָאוּ לֹא יָדַעְתִּי אָנָה הָלְכוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים רִדְפוּ מַהֵר אַחֲרֵיהֶם כִּי תַשִּׂיגוּם׃

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:9 - רַגְלֵי חסידו יִשְׁמֹר וּרְשָׁעִים בַּחֹשֶׁךְ יִדָּמּוּ כִּי־לֹא בְכֹחַ יִגְבַּר־אִישׁ׃

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:12 - וַיָּשֶׁת חֹשֶׁךְ סְבִיבֹתָיו סֻכֹּות חַשְׁרַת־מַיִם עָבֵי שְׁחָקִים׃

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:29 - כִּי־אַתָּה נֵירִי יְהוָה וַיהוָה יַגִּיהַּ חָשְׁכִּי׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:4 - הַיֹּום הַהוּא יְהִי חֹשֶׁךְ אַל־יִדְרְשֵׁהוּ אֱלֹוהַּ מִמָּעַל וְאַל־תֹּופַע עָלָיו נְהָרָה׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:5 - יִגְאָלֻהוּ חֹשֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָוֶת תִּשְׁכָּן־עָלָיו עֲנָנָה יְבַעֲתֻהוּ כִּמְרִירֵי יֹום׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:14 - יֹומָם יְפַגְּשׁוּ־חֹשֶׁךְ וְכַלַּיְלָה יְמַשְׁשׁוּ בַצָּהֳרָיִם׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:21 - בְּטֶרֶם אֵלֵךְ וְלֹא אָשׁוּב אֶל־אֶרֶץ חֹשֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָוֶת׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:22 - מְגַלֶּה עֲמֻקֹות מִנִּי־חֹשֶׁךְ וַיֹּצֵא לָאֹור צַלְמָוֶת׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:25 - יְמַשְׁשׁוּ־חֹשֶׁךְ וְלֹא־אֹור וַיַּתְעֵם כַּשִּׁכֹּור׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:22 - לֹא־יַאֲמִין שׁוּב מִנִּי־חֹשֶׁךְ וצפו הוּא אֱלֵי־חָרֶב׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:23 - נֹדֵד הוּא לַלֶּחֶם אַיֵּה יָדַע כִּי־נָכֹון בְּיָדֹו יֹום־חֹשֶׁךְ׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:30 - לֹא־יָסוּר מִנִּי־חֹשֶׁךְ יֹנַקְתֹּו תְּיַבֵּשׁ שַׁלְהָבֶת וְיָסוּר בְּרוּחַ פִּיו׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:12 - לַיְלָה לְיֹום יָשִׂימוּ אֹור קָרֹוב מִפְּנֵי־חֹשֶׁךְ׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:13 - אִם־אֲקַוֶּה שְׁאֹול בֵּיתִי בַּחֹשֶׁךְ רִפַּדְתִּי יְצוּעָי׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:18 - יֶהְדְּפֻהוּ מֵאֹור אֶל־חֹשֶׁךְ וּמִתֵּבֵל יְנִדֻּהוּ׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:8 - אָרְחִי גָדַר וְלֹא אֶעֱבֹור וְעַל נְתִיבֹותַי חֹשֶׁךְ יָשִׂים׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:26 - כָּל־חֹשֶׁךְ טָמוּן לִצְפּוּנָיו תְּאָכְלֵהוּ אֵשׁ לֹא־נֻפָּח יֵרַע שָׂרִיד בְּאָהֳלֹו׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:11 - אֹו־חֹשֶׁךְ לֹא־תִרְאֶה וְשִׁפְעַת־מַיִם תְּכַסֶּךָּ׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:17 - כִּי־לֹא נִצְמַתִּי מִפְּנֵי־חֹשֶׁךְ וּמִפָּנַי כִּסָּה־אֹפֶל׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:16 - חָתַר בַּחֹשֶׁךְ בָּתִּים יֹומָם חִתְּמוּ־לָמֹו לֹא־יָדְעוּ אֹור׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 26:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:10 - חֹק־חָג עַל־פְּנֵי־מָיִם עַד־תַּכְלִית אֹור עִם־חֹשֶׁךְ׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:3 - קֵץ שָׂם לַחֹשֶׁךְ וּלְכָל־תַּכְלִית הוּא חֹוקֵר אֶבֶן אֹפֶל וְצַלְמָוֶת׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:3 - בְּהִלֹּו נֵרֹו עֲלֵי רֹאשִׁי לְאֹורֹו אֵלֶךְ חֹשֶׁךְ׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:22 - אֵין־חֹשֶׁךְ וְאֵין צַלְמָוֶת לְהִסָּתֶר שָׁם פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:19 - הֹודִיעֵנוּ מַה־נֹּאמַר לֹו לֹא־נַעֲרֹךְ מִפְּנֵי־חֹשֶׁךְ׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:19 - אֵי־זֶה הַדֶּרֶךְ יִשְׁכָּן־אֹור וְחֹשֶׁךְ אֵי־זֶה מְקֹמֹו׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:11 - יָשֶׁת חֹשֶׁךְ סִתְרֹו סְבִיבֹותָיו סֻכָּתֹו חֶשְׁכַת־מַיִם עָבֵי שְׁחָקִים׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:28 - כִּי־אַתָּה תָּאִיר נֵרִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי יַגִּיהַּ חָשְׁכִּי׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:6 - יְהִי־דַרְכָּם חֹשֶׁךְ וַחֲלַקְלַקֹּות וּמַלְאַךְ יְהוָה רֹדְפָם׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 88:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:12 - הֲיִוָּדַע בַּחֹשֶׁךְ פִּלְאֶךָ וְצִדְקָתְךָ בְּאֶרֶץ נְשִׁיָּה׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:20 - תָּשֶׁת־חֹשֶׁךְ וִיהִי לָיְלָה בֹּו־תִרְמֹשׂ כָּל־חַיְתֹו־יָעַר׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:28 - שָׁלַח חֹשֶׁךְ וַיַּחְשִׁךְ וְלֹא־מָרוּ אֶת־דברוו

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:10 - יֹשְׁבֵי חֹשֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָוֶת אֲסִירֵי עֳנִי וּבַרְזֶל׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:14 - יֹוצִיאֵם מֵחֹשֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָוֶת וּמֹוסְרֹותֵיהֶם יְנַתֵּק׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:4 - זָרַח בַּחֹשֶׁךְ אֹור לַיְשָׁרִים חַנּוּן וְרַחוּם וְצַדִּיק׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:11 - וָאֹמַר אַךְ־חֹשֶׁךְ יְשׁוּפֵנִי וְלַיְלָה אֹור בַּעֲדֵנִי׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:12 - גַּם־חֹשֶׁךְ לֹא־יַחְשִׁיךְ מִמֶּךָ וְלַיְלָה כַּיֹּום יָאִיר כַּחֲשֵׁיכָה כָּאֹורָה׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:13 - הַעֹזְבִים אָרְחֹות יֹשֶׁר לָלֶכֶת בְּדַרְכֵי־חֹשֶׁךְ׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:20 - מְקַלֵּל אָבִיו וְאִמֹּו יִדְעַךְ נֵרֹו באישֶׂון חֹשֶׁךְ׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:13 - וְרָאִיתִי אָנִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ יִתְרֹון לַחָכְמָה מִן־הַסִּכְלוּת כִּיתְרֹון הָאֹור מִן־הַחֹשֶׁךְ׃

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