The meaning of “מַחְשָׁךְ”
Understanding machshâk reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
dark(-ness, place). - darkness - concretely, a dark place 1) dark place, darkness, secrecy 1a) hiding-place 1b) dark reg...
מַחְשָׁךְ
dark(-ness, place). - darkness - concretely, a dark place 1) dark place, darkness, secrecy 1a) hiding-place 1b) dark region 1c) grave
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Psalms 88:18 | “Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness. ” Word: מַחְשָׁךְ (machshâk) | |
| Isaiah 42:16 | “And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.” Word: מַחְשָׁךְ (machshâk) | |
| Lamentations 3:6 | “He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old.” Word: מַחְשָׁךְ (machshâk) |
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