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Lexicon :: Strong's H2821 - ḥāšaḵ

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חָשַׁךְ
Transliteration
ḥāšaḵ
Pronunciation
khaw-shak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 769

Strong’s Definitions

חָשַׁךְ châshak, khaw-shak'; a primitive root; to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken:—be black, be (make) dark, darken, cause darkness, be dim, hide.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's H2821 in the following manner: darken (9x), dark (5x), blacker (1x), darkness (1x), dim (1x), hideth (1x), variant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's H2821 in the following manner: darken (9x), dark (5x), blacker (1x), darkness (1x), dim (1x), hideth (1x), variant (1x).

  1. to be or become dark, grow dim, be darkened, be black, be hidden

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be or grow dark

      2. to have a dark colour

      3. to grow dim

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to make dark, cause to be dark

      2. to hide, conceal

      3. to obscure, confuse (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָשַׁךְ châshak, khaw-shak'; a primitive root; to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken:—be black, be (make) dark, darken, cause darkness, be dim, hide.
STRONGS H2821: Abbreviations
† חָשַׁךְ verb be, grow dark (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic חֲשַׁךְ, Kewo; Arabic حَسِكَ bear rancour, see LagBN 30) —
Qal Perfect ח׳ Isaiah 5:30 + 4 times; וְחָֽשְׁכָה consecutive Micah 3:6 (but see below); חָֽשְׁכוּ Lamentations 5:17; וְחָֽשְׁכוּ consecutive Ecclesiastes 12:3; Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular תֶּחְשַׁךְ Ecclesiastes 12:2; וַתֶּחְשַׁךְ Exodus 10:15; 3rd person masculine plural יֶחְשְׁכוּ Job 3:9; 3rd person feminine plural תֶּחְשַׁכְנָה Psalm 69:24; —
1. be, grow dark, אוֺר Isaiah 5:30, compare (figurative) Job 18:6; הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ Isaiah 13:10 (figurative); היום Ezekiel 30:18 (where read חשׁך, for MT Baer חשׂך); Job 3:9 (subject כוכבים), compare Ecclesiastes 12:2 (subject השׁמשׁ, האור, הירח, הכוכבים); impersonal Micah 3:6; (si vera lectio; but read probably וַחֲשֵׁכָה, corresponding with לַיְלָה preceding).
2. have a dark colour: מִשְּׁחוֺר ח׳ תָּֽאֳרָם Lamentations 4:8 darker than blackness is their visage; of the earth הָאֶרֶץ Exodus 10:15.
3. grow dim Lamentations 5:17 (subject עינינו), compare Psalm 69:24 (figurative), Ecclesiastes 12:3 subject הָראֹוֺת i.e. the eyes.
Hiph. Perfect הֶחְשִׁיךְ Amos 5:8, וְהַחֲשַׁכְתִּ֫י Amos 8:9; Imperfect יַחֲשִׁיךְ Psalm 139:12; יַחְשִׁךְ Jeremiah 13:16;וַיַּחְשִׁךְ Psalm 105:28; Participle מַחְשִׁיךְ Job 38:2; —
1. make dark, יום לילה הח׳ Amos 5:8; absolute cause darkness Jeremiah 13:16; Psalm 105:28, compare Amos 8:9 (לארץ).
2.＝hide, conceal, followed by מִמֶּךָּ Psalm 139:12.
3. figurative obscure, confuse Job 38:2 (object עֵצָה).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

10:15; 10:15

Job

3:9; 3:9; 18:6; 38:2; 38:2

Psalms

69:24; 69:24; 105:28; 105:28; 139:12; 139:12

Ecclesiastes

12:2; 12:2; 12:3; 12:3

Isaiah

5:30; 5:30; 13:10

Jeremiah

13:16; 13:16

Lamentations

4:8; 5:17; 5:17

Ezekiel

30:18

Amos

5:8; 5:8; 8:9; 8:9

Micah

3:6; 3:6

H2821

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Strong's Number H2821 matches the Hebrew חָשַׁךְ (ḥāšaḵ),
which occurs 18 times in 18 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:15 - For they covered the surface of the whole land, so that the land was darkened H2821; and they ate every plant of the land and all the fruit of the trees that the hail had left. Thus nothing green was left on tree or plant of the field through all the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:9 -

“Let the stars of its twilight be darkened H2821;

Let it hope for light but have none,

And let it not see the [fn]breaking dawn,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:6 -

“The light in his tent is darkened H2821,

And his lamp goes out above him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:2 -

“Who is this that darkens H2821 counsel

By words without knowledge?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:23 -

May their eyes darken H2821 so that they cannot see,

And make their loins quake continually.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:28 -

He sent darkness and made H2821 it dark H2821;

And they did not rebel against His words.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:12 -

Even the darkness is H2821 not too dark H2821 for You,

And the night is as bright as the day.

Darkness and light are alike to You.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:2 - before the sun and the light, the moon and the stars are darkened H2821, and clouds return after the rain;

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:3 - in the day that the watchmen of the house tremble, and valiant men bend down, the grinding ones stand idle because they are few, and those who look through [fn]windows grow H2821 dark H2821;

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And it will growl over it in that day like the roaring of the sea.

If one looks to the land, behold, there is darkness and distress;

Even the light is darkened H2821 by its clouds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:10 -

For the stars of heaven and their constellations

Will not flash forth their light;

The sun will be H2821 dark H2821 when it rises

And the moon will not shed its light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:16 -

Give glory to Yahweh your God,

Before He brings H2821 darkness H2821

And before your feet [fn]stumble

On the dusky mountains;

And while you are hoping for light,

He makes it into the shadow of death

And turns it into dense gloom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:8 -

Heth

Their form is H2821 blacker H2821 than soot;

They are not recognized in the streets;

Their skin is shriveled on their bones;

It is withered, it has become like wood.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:17 -

Because of this our heart is faint;

Because of these things our eyes are H2821 dim H2821;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:18 -

“In Tehaphnehes the day will [fn]be H2821 dark H2821

When I break there the bars of the yoke of Egypt.

Then the pride of her strength will cease in her;

A cloud will cover her,

And her daughters will go into captivity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:8 -

He who made the Pleiades and Orion

And overturns the shadow of death into morning,

[fn]Who also darkens H2821 day into night,

Who calls for the waters of the sea

And pours them out on the surface of the earth,

Yahweh is His name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:9 -

“And it will be in that day,” declares Lord Yahweh,

“That I will make the sun go down at noon

And make H2821 the earth dark H2821 in [fn]broad daylight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:6

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Therefore it will be night for you—without vision,

And darkness for you—without divination.

The sun will go down on the prophets,

And the day will grow black over them.

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