Hebrew word study
חֹשֶׁךְ H2822
- Transliteration
- chôshek
- Pronunciation
- kho-shek'
- KJV glosses
- dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
Lexical summary
the dark
hence (literally) darkness
figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
the dark
hence (literally) darkness
figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information