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H2821

חָשַׁךְ

châshak · khaw-shak'

to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken

Lexicon

Derivation: a primitive root;

to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken

  1. to be dark (as withholding light)
  2. transitively, to darken

Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.

KJV renderings: be black, be (make) dark, darken, cause darkness, be dim, hide.

Letters

ח
Het
ש
Shin
כ
Kaf
  1. חHet8

    Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure

    Concrete
    wall · fence · tent wall
    Extended
    to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
  2. שShin300

    Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)

    Concrete
    teeth · sharp · press · bow
    Extended
    to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
  3. כKaf20

    Picture: open palm

    Concrete
    palm · open hand · sole of the foot
    Extended
    to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as

Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)

to separate and protect › to consume, to destroy › the open hand that covers

To separate and protect that works to consume, to destroy of the open hand that covers.

Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חָשַׁךְ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.

Usage

17 occurrences · 17 OT · 0 NT · 16 distinct forms

KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.

  • be darkened2 · 11%
  • shall be darkened2 · 11%
  • and it shall be dark2 · 11%
  • was darkened1 · 5%
  • thereof be dark1 · 5%
  • shall be dark1 · 5%
  • who is this that darkeneth1 · 5%
  • and made it dark1 · 5%
  • hideth1 · 5%
  • be not darkened1 · 5%
  • is darkened1 · 5%
  • before he cause darkness1 · 5%
  • is blacker1 · 5%
  • are dim1 · 5%
  • dark1 · 5%
  • and i will darken1 · 5%

Where it is used, by book.

Inflected forms found in the text.

חָשַׁ֤ךְ2וְחָשְׁכָ֥ה1הֶחְשִׁ֑יךְ1מַחְשִׁ֖יךְ1וְחָשְׁכ֥וּ1וְהַחֲשַׁכְתִּ֥י1תֶחְשַׁ֤ךְ1יַחְשִׁ֪יךְ1יֶחְשְׁכוּ֮1יַחְשִׁ֔ךְ1תֶּחְשַׁ֣כְנָה1חָשַׁ֖ךְ1

Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.

Concordance