חָשַׁךְ (cha.shakh) means “to darken” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: khaw-shak' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
חָשַׁךְ · cha.shakh · to darken
1) to be or become dark, grow dim, be darkened, be black, be hidden 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be or grow dark 1a2) to have a dark colour 1a3) to grow dim 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to make dark, cause to be dark 1b2) to hide, conceal 1b3) to obscure, confuse (fig.)
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a primitive root; to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken
KJV glosses: be black, be (make) dark, darken, cause darkness, be dim, hide.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and darkens | 1 |
| and darkness | 1 |
| and i will darken | 1 |
| and it became dark | 1 |
| be darkened | 1 |
| dark | 1 |
| grow dark | 1 |
| grow dim | 1 |
| grows dark | 1 |
| he brings darkness | 1 |
| is blacker | 1 |
| is darkened | 1 |
| see dimly | 1 |
| was black | 1 |
| who obscures | 1 |
| will be darkened | 1 |
| will be obscured | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| be darkened | 2 |
| shall be darkened | 2 |
| and i will darken | 1 |
| and it shall be dark | 1 |
| and made it dark | 1 |
| are dim | 1 |
| be not darkened | 1 |
| before he cause darkness | 1 |
| dark | 1 |
| hideth | 1 |
| is blacker | 1 |
| is darkened | 1 |
| shall be dark | 1 |
| thereof be dark | 1 |
| this that darkeneth | 1 |
| was darkened | 1 |
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They covered the face of all the land until it was black, and they consumed all the plants on the ground and all the fruit on the trees that the hail had left behind. Nothing green was left on any tree or plant in all the land of Egypt.
Read word by wordMay its morning stars grow dark; may it wait in vain for daylight; may it not see the breaking of dawn.
Read word by wordThe light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out.
Read word by word“Who is this who obscures My counsel by words without knowledge?
Read word by wordMay their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 69.24
He sent darkness, and it became dark—yet they defied His words.
Read word by wordeven the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.
Read word by wordbefore the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened, and the clouds return after the rain,
Read word by wordon the day the keepers of the house tremble and the strong men stoop, when those grinding cease because they are few and those watching through windows see dimly,
Read word by wordIn that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. If one looks over the land, he will see darkness and distress; even the light will be obscured by clouds.
Read word by wordFor the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.
Read word by wordGive glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.
Read word by wordBut now their appearance is blacker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become as dry as a stick.
Read word by wordBecause of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim—
Read word by wordHe who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns darkness into dawn and darkens day into night, who summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth—the LORD is His name—
Read word by wordAnd in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the daytime.
Read word by wordTherefore night will come over you without visions, and darkness without divination. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them.
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