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Lexicon :: Strong's H2821 - ḥāšaḵ

Aa
חָשַׁךְ
Transliteration
ḥāšaḵ
Pronunciation
khaw-shak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

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.
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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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 BoxExo 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:15 - For they covered H3680 the surface H5869 of the whole H3605 land H776, so that the land H776 was darkened H2821; and they ate H398 every H3605 plant H6212 of the land H776 and all H3605 the fruit H6529 of the trees H6086 that the hail H1259 had left H3498. Therefore nothing H3808 H3605 green H3418 was left H3498 on tree H6086 or plant H6212 of the field H7704 throughout H3605 the land H776 of Egypt H4714.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:9 -

“May the stars H3556 of its twilight H5399 be darkened H2821;

May it wait H6960 for light H216 but have H369 none H369,

And may it not see H7200 the [fn]breaking H6079 dawn H7837;

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“The light H216 in his tent H168 is darkened H2821,

And his lamp H5216 goes H1846 out H1846 above H5921 him.

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“Who H4310 is this H2088 who darkens H2821 the divine plan H6098

By words H4405 without H1097 knowledge H1847?

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May their eyes H5869 grow H2821 dim H2821 so H4480 that H4480 they cannot H4480 see H7200,

And make their hips H4975 shake H4571 continually H8548.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:28 -

He sent H7971 darkness H2822 and made H2821 it dark H2821;

And they did not rebel H4784 against H854 His words H1697.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:12

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Even H1571 darkness H2822 is H2821 not dark H2821 [fn]to You,

And the night H3915 is H215 as bright H215 as the day H3117.

Darkness H2825 and light H219 are alike to You.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:2 - before H5704 H834 H3808 the sun H8121 and the light H216, the moon H3394 and the stars H3556 are darkened H2821, and clouds H5645 return H7725 after H310 the rain H1653;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:3 - on the day H3117 that the watchmen H8104 of the house H1004 tremble H2111, and strong H2428 men H376 are bent H5791 over H5791, the grinders H2912 stop H988 working H988 because H3588 they are H4591 few H4591, and those who look H7200 through [fn]windows H699 grow H2821 [fn]dim H2821;

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And it will roar H5098 against H5921 it on that day H3117 like the roaring H5100 of the sea H3220.

If one looks H5027 across H5027 to the land H776, behold H2009, there is darkness H2822 and distress H6862;

Even the light H216 is darkened H2821 by its clouds H6183.

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For the stars H3556 of heaven H4605 and their constellations H3685

Will not flash H1984 their light H216;

The sun H8121 will be H2821 dark H2821 when it rises H3318

And the moon H3394 will not shed H5050 its light H216.

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Give H5414 glory H3519 to the LORD H3068 your God H430

Before H2962 He brings H2821 darkness H2821

And before H2962 your feet H7272 stumble H5062

On the mountains H2022 in the dark H5399,

And while you are hoping H6960 for light H216

He makes H7760 it into gloom H6757,

And turns H7896 it into thick H6205 darkness H6205.

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Their appearance H8389 is H2821 darker H2821 than H4480 soot H7815,

They are not recognized H5234 in the streets H2351;

Their skin H5785 is shriveled H6821 on their bones H6106,

It is H3001 dry H3001, it has become H1961 like wood H6086.

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Because H5921 of this H2088 our heart H3820 is faint H1739,

Because H5921 of these H428 things H428 our eyes H5869 are H2821 dim H2821;

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“In Tehaphnehes H8471 the day H3117 will [fn]be H2821 dark H2821

When I break H7665 there H8033 the yoke H4133 bars H4133 of Egypt H4714.

Then the pride H1347 of her power H5797 will cease H7673 in her;

A cloud H6051 will cover H3680 her,

And her daughters H1323 will go H1980 into captivity H7628.

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He who made H6213 the Pleiades H3598 and Orion H3685,

And changes H2015 deep H6757 darkness H6757 into morning H1242,

[fn]Who also darkens H2821 day H3117 into night H3915,

Who calls H7121 for the waters H4325 of the sea H3220

And pours H8210 them out H8210 on the surface H6440 of the earth H776,

The LORD H3068 is His name H8034.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:9

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“And it will come H1961 about H1961 on that day H3117,” declares H5002 the Lord H136 GOD H3068,

“That I will make the sun H8121 go H935 down at noon H6672,

And make H2821 the earth H776 dark H2821 in [fn]broad H216 daylight H3117 H216.

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Therefore H3651 it will be night H3915 for you—without H4480 vision H2377,

And darkness H2825 for you—without H4480 divination H7080.

The sun H8121 will go H935 down on the prophets H5030,

And the day H3117 will become H6937 dark H6937 over H5921 them.

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