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Darkness in Scripture.

Explore darkness in the Bible through the Hebrew 'Choshek' (Darkness, obscurity) and Greek 'Skotos' (Darkness). Discover how every original-language word for Darkness deepens your understanding of Scripture.

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Strong'sWordLanguageDefinitionOccurrences
H2822חֹשֶׁךְchôshekHebrew

dark(-ness), night, obscurity. - the dark - hence (literally) darkness - figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness 1) darkness, obscurity 1a) darkness 1b) secret place

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G4655σκότοςskótosGreek

darkness. - shadiness, i.e. obscurity (literally or figuratively)

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