חֲשֵׁכָהchăshêkâh
darkness, (chiefly in poetry) (Genesis 15:12; Micah 3:6; Psalms 139:12; Psalms 18:12; Isaiah 50:10)
Pronunciation: khash-ay-kaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2825
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 15:12 As the sun was going down, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a terrifying darkness came down over him.
- Psalms 82:5 But these oppressors know nothing; they are so ignorant! They wander about in darkness, while the whole world is shaken to the core.
- Psalms 139:12 but even in darkness I cannot hide from you. To you the night shines as bright as day. Darkness and light are the same to you.
- Isaiah 8:22 and down at the earth, but wherever they look, there will be trouble and anguish and dark despair. They will be thrown out into the darkness.
- Isaiah 50:10 Who among you fears the Lord and obeys his servant? If you are walking in darkness, without a ray of light, trust in the Lord and rely on your God.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).