1. darkness, absence of light — Physical or primordial darkness, the absence of light whether in creation, night, deep places, or as a tangible phenomenon. 80×
AR["الظُّلمَةِ","الظُّلْمَةَ","الظُّلْمَةُ","الظُّلْمَةِ","ظُلْمَةً","ظُلْمَةٌ","ظُلْمَةٍ"]·ben["অন্ধকার","অন্ধকারের"]·DE["Finsternis"]·EN["darkness"]·FR["ténèbres"]·heb["חושך"]·HI["अंधकार","अंधकार-का","अंधकार-की","अंधकार-के","अंधकार-में","अंधेरा","और-अंधकार","और-भगाएंगे"]·ID["kegelapan"]·IT["tenebre"]·jav["pepeteng","peteng"]·KO["어둠","어둠-을","어둠을","어둠의","어둠이","어둡","어둡을","어둡이"]·PT["as-trevas.","escuridão","trevas"]·RU["тьма","тьмой","тьмою","тьму","тьмы"]·ES["la-oscuridad","la-oscuridad,","oscuridad","tiniebla","tinieblas"]·SW["giza","kwa-Musa"]·TR["karanlık","karanlıkla","karanlığı","karanlığın"]·urd["اندھیرا","اندھیرے","اندھیرے-سے","اندھیرے-میں","اندھیرے-کا","اندھیرے-کی","اندھیرے-کے"]
Exod 10:21, Exod 10:21, Deut 4:11, Josh 2:5, 1 Sam 2:9, 2 Sam 22:12, Job 3:4, Job 3:5, Job 5:14, Job 10:21, Job 12:22, Job 12:25 (+38 more)
Senses
Related Senses
H4325 1. water, waters (582×)H6965b 1. Qal: to rise, arise, get up (432×)H3701 1. silver (the metal) (391×)H2091 1. gold (the metal) (389×)H0068 1. stone, rock (material/object) (267×)H5178a 1. bronze/copper as metal (131×)H0216 1. light (general / metaphorical) (116×)H6083 1. dust, dry earth, soil (108×)H8313 1. burn, set fire to (94×)H2734 1. anger was kindled (82×)G5204 1. water (80×)H1270 1. iron (metal, tools, weapons; fig. strength/hardness) (76×)G5457 1. light (illumination) (71×)G0450 1. rise, stand up (physical) (69×)G3037 1. stone / rock (59×)H6965b 2. Qal: to stand firm, endure, be valid (50×)H6697 1. rock, cliff, crag (49×)H3001 1. be dry, wither (intransitive) (45×)H6999a 2. burn sacrifice on altar (Hifil) (45×)H5553 1. rock, cliff (physical feature) (43×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† חֹ֫שֶׁךְ n.m. Ex 10:21 darkness, obscurity;—abs. חֹשֶׁךְ Gn 1:2 + 75 times (+ Ex 8:12 del. Co A B etc.); cstr. id. Ex 10:22; sf. חָשְׁכִּי ψ 18:29 = 2 S 22:29;— 1. darkness (opp. אוֹר) lit. Gn 1:2, 4 (P), Is 45:7 Jb 26:10 Ec 2:13, cf. in imprecation Jb 3:4, 5 (ח׳ וצלמות = לילה Gn 1:5, 18 (P), cf. Jos 2:5 (JE), Is 45:19 Jb 17:12; 24:16; 38:19 ψ 104:20; darkness in mines Jb 28:3; of extraordinary…