Midvash

מַחְשָׁךְmachshâk

dark place, (poetry)

Pronunciation: makh-shawk' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4285

Meanings

a. hiding-place (Psalms 74:20)

b. dark region (Isaiah 42:16)

c. grave (Psalms 88:19; Psalms 88:7; Psalms 143:3)

d. secret place, secrecy (Isaiah 29:15)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

  • Psalms 74:20 Remember your covenant promises, for the land is full of darkness and violence!
  • Psalms 88:6 You have thrown me into the lowest pit, into the darkest depths.
  • Psalms 88:18 You have taken away my companions and loved ones. Darkness is my closest friend.
  • Psalms 143:3 My enemy has chased me. He has knocked me to the ground and forces me to live in darkness like those in the grave.
  • Isaiah 29:15 What sorrow awaits those who try to hide their plans from the Lord, who do their evil deeds in the dark! “The Lord can’t see us,” they say. “He doesn’t know what’s going on!”
  • Isaiah 42:16 I will lead blind Israel down a new path, guiding them along an unfamiliar way. I will brighten the darkness before them and smooth out the road ahead of them. Yes, I will indeed do these things; I will not forsake them.
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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).