Chashekhah חֲשֵׁכָה
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| חֲשֵׁכָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chashekhah |
| Strong's number | H2825 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | darkness |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (2) |
Chashekhah (Hebrew חֲשֵׁכָה, Strong's H2825) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “darkness”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
darkness
Also means: chesh.khah (חֶשְׁכָה "dark" H2824)
Also means: chesh.khah (חֶשְׁכָה "dark" H2824)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | darkness (5) |
|---|---|
| BSB | darkness (5) |
Verses
Every verse with Chashekhah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 15:12And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.
Psalms
- Psalm 82:5They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
- Psalm 139:12Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 8:22And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.Then they will look to the earth and see only distress and darkness and the gloom of anguish. And they will be driven into utter darkness.
- Isaiah 50:10Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God.Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).