מַחְשָׁךְ
mach.shakh
“darkness”
Definition
darkness; concretely, a dark place
from H2821 (חָשַׁךְ);
- darkness, dark place, secrecy 1a) hiding-place 1b) dark region 1c) grave Aramaic equivalent: cha.shokh (*חֲשׁוֹךְ *"darkness" H2816)
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
מַחְשָׁךְ appears 5 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Woe to those who dig deepto hide their plans from the LORD.In darkness they do their works and say,“Who sees us, and who will know?”
I will lead the blind by a way they did not know;I will guide them on unfamiliar paths.I will turn darkness into light before themand rough places into level ground.These things I will do for them,and I will not forsake them.
He has made me dwell in darknesslike those dead for ages.
For the enemy has pursued my soul,crushing my life to the ground,making me dwell in darknesslike those long since dead.
Consider Your covenant,for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.
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