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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
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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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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:15 - For they covered the [visible] surface of the land, so that the ground was darkened; and they ate every plant of the land and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left. There remained not a green thing on the trees or the plants of the field throughout all the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:9 -

“Let the stars of its early dawn be dark;

Let the morning wait in vain for the light,

Let it not see the eyelids of morning (the day’s dawning),

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:6 -

“The light will be dark in his tent,

And his lamp beside him will be put out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:2 -

“Who is this that darkens counsel [questioning my authority and wisdom]

By words without knowledge?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:23 -

May their eyes be dimmed so that they cannot see,

And make their loins shake continually [in terror and weakness].

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:28 -

He sent [thick, oppressive] darkness and made the land dark;

And Moses and Aaron did not rebel against His words.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:12 -

Even the darkness is not dark to You and conceals nothing from You,

But the night shines as bright as the day;

Darkness and light are alike to You.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:2 - before the sun and the light, and the moon and the stars are darkened [by impaired vision], and the clouds [of depression] return after the rain [of tears];

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:3 - in the day when the keepers of the house (hands, arms) tremble, and the strong men (feet, knees) bow themselves, and the grinders (molar teeth) cease because they are few, and those (eyes) who look through the windows grow dim;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:30

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:30 -

And in that day they will roar against them (Judah) like the roaring of the sea.

And if one looks to the land, in fact, there is darkness and distress;

Even the light will be darkened by its clouds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:10 -

For the stars of heaven and their constellations

Will not flash with their light;

The sun will be dark when it rises,

And the moon will not shed its light.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:16 -

Give glory to the LORD your God,

Before He brings darkness

And before your feet stumble

On the dark and shadowy mountains,

And while you are longing for light

He turns it into the shadow of death,

And makes it into thick darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:8 -

Their appearance is [now] blacker than soot [because of the prolonged famine];

They are not recognized in the streets;

Their skin clings to their bones;

It is withered, and it has become [dry] like wood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:17 -

Because of this our heart is faint,

Because of these things our eyes are dim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:18 -

“In Tehaphnehes the day will be dark

When I break the yoke bars and dominion of Egypt there.

Then the pride of her power will come to an end;

A cloud [of disasters] will cover her,

And her daughters will go into captivity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:8 -

He who made the [cluster of stars called] Pleiades and [the constellation] Orion,

Who turns deep darkness into the morning

And darkens the day into night,

Who calls for the waters of the sea

And pours them out on the surface of the earth,

The LORD is His name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:9 -

“It shall come about in that day,” says the Lord GOD,

“That I shall cause the sun to go down at noon,

And I shall darken the earth in broad daylight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:6 -

Therefore it will be night (tragedy) for you—without vision,

And darkness (cataclysm) for you—without foresight.

The sun shall go down on the [false] prophets,

And the day shall become dark and black over them.

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