חֹשֶׁךְ
The dark ; hence (literally) darkness ; figuratively, misery , destruction , death , ignorance , sorrow , wickedness
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What does חֹשֶׁךְ (ḥōshek) mean in the Bible?
חֹשֶׁךְ (ḥōshek) is a Hebrew word meaning "the dark ; hence (literally) darkness ; figuratively, misery , destruction , death , ignorance , sorrow , wickedness". the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness BDB: darkness Usage: dark(-ness), night, obscurity. Darkness depicts the spiritual and societal consequences of rejecting divine revelation. This term runs through the canonical themes of Revelation.
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Meaning
Darkness as cosmic domain of chaos, death, and moral evil; God's light overcomes it
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness BDB: darkness Usage: dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
Why This Word Matters
Darkness depicts the spiritual and societal consequences of rejecting divine revelation. Isaiah 8:16-22
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Canonical Themes
Biblical Occurrences
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