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Lexicon :: Strong's H2825 - ḥăšēḵâ

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חֲשֵׁכָה
Transliteration
ḥăšēḵâ
Pronunciation
khash-ay-kaw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 769c

Strong’s Definitions

חֲשֵׁכָה chăshêkâh, khash-ay-kaw'; or חֲשֵׁיכָה chăshêykâhxlit chăshêkâh corrected to chăshêykâh; from H2821; darkness; figuratively, misery:—darkness.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H2825 in the following manner: darkness (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H2825 in the following manner: darkness (5x).

  1. darkness

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֲשֵׁכָה chăshêkâh, khash-ay-kaw'; or חֲשֵׁיכָה chăshêykâhxlit chăshêkâh corrected to chăshêykâh; from H2821; darkness; figuratively, misery:—darkness.
STRONGS H2825: Abbreviations
† חֲשֵׁכָה noun feminine darkness (chiefly in poetry) — ח׳ Genesis 15:12 + 2 times, so read also probably Micah 3:6 (for MT חָֽשְׁכָה); חֲשֵׁיכָה Psalm 139:12; construct חֶשְׁכַּת [H2824 Psalm 18:12 [Psalm 18:11]]; plural חֲשֵׁכִים Isaiah 50:10; — darkness, opposed to light (אוֺרָה) Psalm 139:12; supernatural, גדולה ח׳ Genesis 15:12 (JE); חֶשְׁכַּתֿ מַיִם Psalm 18:12 [Psalm 18:11] in theoph. (but || 2 Samuel 22:12 חַשְׁרַתמֿים a mass of water); figurative = lack of understanding Psalm 82:5; = distress Isaiah 8:22 (|| צָרָה), Isaiah 50:10.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

15:12; 15:12

2 Samuel

22:12

Psalms

18:11; 82:5; 139:12; 139:12

Isaiah

8:22; 50:10; 50:10

Micah

3:6

H2825

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2825 matches the Hebrew חֲשֵׁכָה (ḥăšēḵâ),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:12 - As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 82:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:5 - “The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:12 - even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:22 - Then they will look toward the earth and see only distress and darkness and fearful gloom, and they will be thrust into utter darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 50:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:10 - Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the word of his servant? Let the one who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the LORD and rely on their God.
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