Chôshek — H2822

H2822 · Hebrew — חשך

Pronunciation: kho-shek'

Definition

masculine noun

the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness

  1. darkness, obscurity
    1. darkness
    2. secret place

Usually translated as

darkness, dark, obscurity, night

Origin

from H2821

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Chôshek occurs 78 times in 75 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (4), Exodus (3), Deuteronomy (1), Joshua (1), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Samuel (2), Job (23), Psalms (10), Proverbs (2), Ecclesiastes (5), Isaiah (13), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (2), Joel (2), Amos (2), Micah (1), Nahum (1), Zephaniah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — C