חֲשֵׁכָה
Darkness ; figuratively, misery
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What does חֲשֵׁכָה (ḥăšēkāh) mean in the Bible?
חֲשֵׁכָה (ḥăšēkāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "darkness ; figuratively, misery". darkness; figuratively, misery BDB: darkness Usage: darkness.
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Meaning
Darkness that obscures and conceals, extending figuratively to moral blindness, distress, and divine judgment or hiddenness.
darkness; figuratively, misery BDB: darkness Usage: darkness.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.