חֹשֶׁךְ

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

from H2821 (חָשַׁךְ);

KJV Usage

dark(-ness), night, obscurity.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.darkness, obscurity
• 2.darkness
• 3.secret place

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: chôshek; Pronunciation: kho-shek'