מַחְשָׁךְ

Strong’s Definition

darkness; concretely, a dark place

Etymology & Derivation

from H2821 (חָשַׁךְ);

KJV Usage

dark(-ness, place).

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.dark place, darkness, secrecy
• 2.hiding-place
• 3.dark region
• 4.grave

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: machshâk; Pronunciation: makh-shawk'