חֹשֶׁךְ (chôshek) — Dark
Hebrew word study: חֹשֶׁךְ (chôshek), Strong's H2822. the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
KJV translation words: dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
Strong's H2822 is tagged on 80 words in 77 verses across 18 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 1:2 and last appears in Zephaniah 1:15.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 77)
- Genesis 1:2 — וְחֹשֶׁךְ — and darkness
- Genesis 1:4 — הַחֹשֶׁךְ — the darkness
- Genesis 1:5 — וְלַחֹשֶׁךְ — and to the darkness
- Genesis 1:18 — הַחֹשֶׁךְ — the darkness
- Exodus 10:21 — חֹשֶׁךְ — darkness
- Exodus 10:22 — חֹשֶׁךְ — darkness of
- Exodus 14:20 — וְהַחֹשֶׁךְ — and the darkness
- Deuteronomy 4:11 — חֹשֶׁךְ — darkness
- Deuteronomy 5:23 — הַחֹשֶׁךְ — the darkness
- Joshua 2:5 — בַּחֹשֶׁךְ — at the darkness
- 1 Samuel 2:9 — בַּחֹשֶׁךְ — in the darkness
- 2 Samuel 22:12 — חֹשֶׁךְ — darkness
- 2 Samuel 22:29 — חָשְׁכִּי — darkness my
- Job 3:4 — חֹשֶׁךְ — darkness
- Job 3:5 — חֹשֶׁךְ — darkness
- Job 5:14 — חֹשֶׁךְ — darkness
- Job 10:21 — חֹשֶׁךְ — darkness
- Job 12:22 — חֹשֶׁךְ — darkness
- Job 12:25 — חֹשֶׁךְ — darkness
- Job 15:22 — חֹשֶׁךְ — darkness
- Job 15:23 — חֹשֶׁךְ — darkness
- Job 15:30 — חֹשֶׁךְ — darkness
- Job 17:12 — חֹשֶׁךְ — darkness
- Job 17:13 — בַּחֹשֶׁךְ — in the darkness
- Job 18:18 — חֹשֶׁךְ — darkness
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H2821 חָשַׁךְ (châshak).
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What does chôshek (H2822) mean?
The dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness.
How is H2822 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H2822 as: dark(-ness), night, obscurity..
How often does חֹשֶׁךְ (chôshek) appear?
Strong's H2822 is tagged on 80 words in 77 verses across 18 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 1:2 and last appears in Zephaniah 1:15.
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