The meaning of “חָשַׁךְ”
Understanding châshak reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
be black, be (make) dark, darken, cause darkness, be dim, hide. - to be dark (as withholding light) - transitively, to d...
חָשַׁךְ
be black, be (make) dark, darken, cause darkness, be dim, hide. - to be dark (as withholding light) - transitively, to darken 1) to be or become dark, grow dim, be darkened, be black, be hidden 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be or grow dark 1a2) to have a dark colour 1a3) to grow dim 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to make dark, cause to be dark 1b2) to hide, conceal 1b3) to obscure, confuse (fig.)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 10:15 | “For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.” Word: חָשַׁךְ (châshak) | |
| Psalms 105:28 | “He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.” Word: חָשַׁךְ (châshak) | |
| Isaiah 13:10 | “For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.” Word: חָשַׁךְ (châshak) | |
| Lamentations 5:17 | “For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.” Word: חָשַׁךְ (châshak) | |
| Amos 8:9 | “And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:” Word: חָשַׁךְ (châshak) |
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