מַחְשָׁךְ
machshâk · makh-shawk'
darkness; concretely, a dark place
Lexicon
Derivation: from H2821 (חָשַׁךְ);
darkness; concretely, a dark place
- darkness
- concretely, a dark place
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: dark(-ness, place).
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- 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
- 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)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › to separate and protect › to consume, to destroy › the open hand that covers
Water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to separate and protect that works to consume, to destroy of the open hand that covers.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מַחְשָׁךְ 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
7 occurrences · 7 OT · 0 NT · 7 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- in darkness2 · 29%
- for the dark1 · 14%
- into darkness1 · 14%
- are in the dark1 · 14%
- darkness1 · 14%
- me in dark places1 · 14%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.