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Lexicon :: Strong's H2822 - ḥōšeḵ

Aa
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 BoxGen 1:2 - And the earth H776 was H1961 without form, H8414 and void; H922 and darkness H2822 was upon H5921 the face H6440 of the deep. H8415 And the Spirit H7307 of God H430 moved H7363 upon H5921 the face H6440 of the waters. H4325

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:4 - And H7200➔ God H430 saw ➔H7200 the light, H216 that H3588 it was good: H2896 and H914➔ God H430 divided ➔H914 the light H216 from H996 the darkness. H2822

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:5 - And H7121➔ God H430 called ➔H7121 the light H216 Day, H3117 and the darkness H2822 he called H7121 Night. H3915 And H1961➔ the evening H6153 and H1961 the morning H1242 were ➔H1961 the H3117➔ first H259 day. ➔H3117

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:18 - And to rule H4910 over the day H3117 and over the night, H3915 and to divide H914 the light H216 from H996 the darkness: H2822 and H7200➔ God H430 saw ➔H7200 that H3588 it was good. H2896

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:21 - And H559➔ the LORD H3068 said ➔H559 unto H413 Moses, H4872 Stretch out H5186 thine hand H3027 toward H5921 heaven, H8064 that there may be H1961 darkness H2822 over H5921 the land H776 of Egypt, H4714 even H4959➔ darkness H2822 which may be felt. ➔H4959

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:22 - And H5186➔ Moses H4872 stretched forth ➔H5186 his hand H3027 toward H5921 heaven; H8064 and there was H1961 a H2822➔ thick H653 darkness ➔ H2822 in all H3605 the land H776 of Egypt H4714 three H7969 days: H3117

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:20 - And it came H935 between H996 the camp H4264 of the Egyptians H4714 and H996 the camp H4264 of Israel; H3478 and it was H1961 a cloud H6051 and darkness H2822 to them, but it gave light H215 by night H3915 to these: so that H3808➔ the one H2088 came H7126➔ not ➔H3808 near ➔H7126 the other H2088 all H3605 the night. H3915

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:11 - And ye came near H7126 and stood H5975 under H8478 the mountain; H2022 and the mountain H2022 burned H1197 with fire H784 unto H5704 the midst H3820 of heaven, H8064 with darkness, H2822 clouds, H6051 and thick darkness. H6205

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:23 - And it came to pass, H1961 when ye heard H8085 the voice H6963 out of the midst H8432 of the darkness, H2822 (for the mountain H2022 did burn H1197 with fire,) H784 that ye came near H7126 unto me, H413 even all H3605 the heads H7218 of your tribes, H7626 and your elders; H2205

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:5 - And it came to pass H1961 about the time of shutting H5462 of the gate, H8179 when it was dark, H2822 that the men H376 went out: H3318 whither H575 the men H376 went H1980 I wot H3045 not: H3808 pursue H7291 after them H310 quickly; H4118 for H3588 ye shall overtake them. H5381

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:9 - He will keep H8104 the feet H7272 of his saints, H2623 and the wicked H7563 shall be silent H1826 in darkness; H2822 for H3588 by strength H3581 shall H1396➔ no H3808 man H376 prevail. ➔H1396

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:12 - And he made H7896 darkness H2822 pavilions H5521 round about him, H5439 dark H2841 waters, H4325 and thick clouds H5645 of the skies. H7834

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:29 - For H3588 thou H859 art my lamp, H5216 O LORD: H3068 and the LORD H3068 will lighten H5050 my darkness. H2822

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:4 - Let H3117➔ that H1931 day ➔H3117 be H1961 darkness; H2822 let H1875➔ not H408 God H433 regard it ➔H1875 from above, H4605 neither H408 let H3313➔ the light H5105 shine ➔H3313 upon it. H5921

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:5 - Let H1350➔ darkness H2822 and the shadow of death H6757 stain it; ➔H1350 let H7931➔ a cloud H6053 dwell ➔H7931 upon it; H5921 let H1204➔ the blackness H3650 of the day H3117 terrify it. ➔H1204

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:14 - They meet H6298 with darkness H2822 in the daytime, H3119 and H3915➔ grope H4959 in the noonday H6672 as in the night. ➔H3915

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:21 - Before H2962 I go H3212 whence I shall H7725➔ not H3808 return, ➔H7725 even to H413 the land H776 of darkness H2822 and the shadow of death; H6757

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:22 - He discovereth H1540 deep things H6013 out H4480 of darkness, H2822 and bringeth out H3318 to light H216 the shadow of death. H6757

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:25 - They grope H4959 in the dark H2822 without H3808 light, H216 and he maketh them to stagger H8582 like a drunken H7910 man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:22 - He believeth H539 not H3808 that he shall return H7725 out H4480 of darkness, H2822 and H6822➔ he H1931 is waited ➔H6822 for H413 of the sword. H2719

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:23 - He H1931 wandereth abroad H5074 for bread, H3899 saying, Where H346 is it? he knoweth H3045 that H3588 the day H3117 of darkness H2822 is ready H3559 at his hand. H3027

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:30 - He shall H5493➔ not H3808 depart ➔H5493 out H4480 of darkness; H2822 the flame H7957 shall dry up H3001 his branches, H3127 and H5493➔ by the breath H7307 of his mouth H6310 shall he go away. ➔H5493

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:12 - They change H7760 the night H3915 into day: H3117 the light H216 is short H7138 because of H6440 darkness. H2822

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:13 - If H518 I wait, H6960 the grave H7585 is mine house: H1004 I have made H7502 my bed H3326 in the darkness. H2822

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:18 - He shall be driven H1920 from light H216 into H413 darkness, H2822 and H8398➔ chased H5074 out of the world. ➔H8398

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:8 - He hath fenced up H1443 my way H734 that H3808➔ I H5674➔ cannot ➔H3808 pass, ➔H5674 and H5921➔ he hath set H7760 darkness H2822 in ➔H5921 my paths. H5410

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:26 - All H3605 darkness H2822 shall be hid H2934 in his secret places: H6845 a fire H784 not H3808 blown H5301 shall consume him; H398 it shall go ill H3415 with him that is left H8300 in his tabernacle. H168

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:11 - Or H176 darkness, H2822 that thou canst H7200➔ not H3808 see; ➔H7200 and abundance H8229 of waters H4325 cover thee. H3680

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:17 - Because H3588 I was H6789➔ not H3808 cut off ➔H6789 before H6440 the darkness, H2822 neither hath he covered H3680 the darkness H652 from my face. H6440

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:16 - In the dark H2822 they dig through H2864 houses, H1004 which they had marked H2856 for themselves in the daytime: H3119 they know H3045 not H3808 the light. H216

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:10 - He hath compassed H2328 the waters H6440 H4325 with H5921 bounds, H2706 until H5704 the day H216 and H5973 night H2822 come to an end. H8503

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:3 - He setteth H7760 an end H7093 to darkness, H2822 and H3605➔ searcheth out H2713 all ➔H3605 perfection: H8503 the stones H68 of darkness, H652 and the shadow of death. H6757

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:3 - When H1984➔ his candle H5216 shined ➔H1984 upon H5921 my head, H7218 and when by his light H216 I walked H3212 through darkness; H2822

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:22 - There is no H369 darkness, H2822 nor H369 shadow of death, H6757 where H8033 the workers H6466 of iniquity H205 may hide themselves. H5641

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:19 - Teach us H3045 what H4100 we shall say H559 unto him; for we H6186➔ cannot H3808 order ➔H6186 our speech by reason H6440 of darkness. H2822

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:19 - Where H335 is the way H1870 where light H216 dwelleth? H7931 and as for darkness, H2822 where H335 is the place thereof, H4725

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:11 - He made H7896 darkness H2822 his secret place; H5643 his pavilion H5521 round about him H5439 were dark H2824 waters H4325 and thick clouds H5645 of the skies. H7834

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:28 - For H3588 thou H859 wilt light H215 my candle: H5216 the LORD H3068 my God H430 will enlighten H5050 my darkness. H2822

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:6 - Let H1961➔ their way H1870 be ➔H1961 dark H2822 and slippery: H2519 and let the angel H4397 of the LORD H3068 persecute them. H7291

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:12 - Shall H3045➔ thy wonders H6382 be known ➔H3045 in the dark? H2822 and thy righteousness H6666 in the land H776 of forgetfulness? H5388

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:20 - Thou makest H7896 darkness, H2822 and it is H1961 night: H3915 wherein all H3605 the beasts H2416 of the forest H3293 do creep H7430 forth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:28 - He sent H7971 darkness, H2822 and made it dark; H2821 and H3808➔ they rebelled H4784 not ➔H3808 against H853 his word. H1697

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:10 - Such as sit H3427 in darkness H2822 and in the shadow of death, H6757 being bound H615 in affliction H6040 and iron; H1270

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:14 - He brought them out H3318 of darkness H2822 and the shadow of death, H6757 and H4147➔ brake H5423➔ their bands ➔H4147 in sunder. ➔H5423

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:4 - Unto the upright H3477 there ariseth H2224 light H216 in the darkness: H2822 he is gracious, H2587 and full of compassion, H7349 and righteous. H6662

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:11 - If I say, H559 Surely H389 the darkness H2822 shall cover me; H7779 even the night H3915 shall be light H216 about me. H1157

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:12 - Yea, H1571 the darkness H2822 hideth H2821 not H3808 from thee; H4480 but the night H3915 shineth H215 as the day: H3117 the darkness H2825 and the light are both alike H219 to thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:13 - Who leave H5800 the paths H734 of uprightness, H3476 to walk H3212 in the ways H1870 of darkness; H2822

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:20 - Whoso curseth H7043 his father H1 or his mother, H517 his lamp H5216 shall be put out H1846 in obscure H380 darkness. H2822

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:13 - Then H7200➔ I H589 saw ➔H7200 that H3426 wisdom H2451 excelleth H3504 folly, H5531 as far as H3504➔ light H216 excelleth ➔H3504 darkness. H2822

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