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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
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.
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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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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