What does מַחְשָׁךְ mean in the Bible?
מַחְשָׁךְ is a Hebrew word meaning "darkness ; concretely, a dark place".
Hebrew · H4285
מַחְשָׁךְ
Darkness ; concretely, a dark place
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מַחְשָׁךְH4285
What does מַחְשָׁךְ mean in the Bible?
מַחְשָׁךְ is a Hebrew word meaning "darkness ; concretely, a dark place".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4285?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in darkness (3), darkness (2), in the darkest (1), the dark places (1).
Where does מַחְשָׁךְ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 74:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (4), Isaiah (2), Lamentations (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itin darkness3×Psalms 143:3, Isaiah 29:15, Lamentations 3:6
darkness2×Psalms 88:18, Isaiah 42:16
in the darkest1×Psalms 88:6
the dark places1×Psalms 74:20
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 74:20מַחֲשַׁכֵּי־tothe dark placesNoun - masculine plural constructPsalms 88:6בְּ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗יםtoin the darkestPreposition-b | Noun - masculine pluralPsalms 88:18מַחְשָֽׁךְ׃todarknessNoun - masculine singularPsalms 143:3בְ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗יםtoin darknessPreposition-b | Noun - masculine pluralIsaiah 29:15בְמַחְשָׁךְ֙toIn darknessPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 42:16מַחְשָׁ֨ךְtodarknessNoun - masculine singularLamentations 3:6בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּ֥יםtoin darknessPreposition-b | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowPsalms 74:20
Aligned rows7
Books represented3
Psalms4Isaiah2Lamentations1
Source forms
בְמַחְשָׁךְ֙1xḇə·maḥ·šāḵIsaiah 29:15
בְ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗ים1xḇə·ma·ḥă·šak·kîmPsalms 143:3
בְּ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗ים1xbə·ma·ḥă·šak·kîmPsalms 88:6
בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּ֥ים1xbə·ma·ḥă·šak·kîmLamentations 3:6
מַחְשָׁ֨ךְ1xmaḥ·šāḵIsaiah 42:16
מַחְשָֽׁךְ׃1xmaḥ·šāḵPsalms 88:18
מַחֲשַׁכֵּי־1xma·ḥă·šak·kê-Psalms 74:20
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural3xPsalms 88:6, Psalms 143:3, Lamentations 3:6
Noun - masculine singular2xPsalms 88:18, Isaiah 42:16
Noun - masculine plural construct1xPsalms 74:20
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular1xIsaiah 29:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. darkness ; concretely, a dark place
Source Gloss
darkness ; concretely, a dark place
Extended definition
dark(-ness, place).