Strong's Definition
a primitive root; to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken
KJV Usage: be black, be (make) dark, darken, cause darkness, be dim, hide
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
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.)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · חָשֹׁךְ · חֹשֶׁךְ · חֲשֵׁכָה · מַחְשָׁךְ
Dark | verb qal, verb hif
to grow dark, to be darkened = process by which the light gradually disappears, ◄ caused by the fact that the light of sun, moon, and stars can no longer reach the location that is in focus, ► resulting in a state in which no one can readily see, and colors and shapes can no longer be distinguished; loved by the wicked only; ≈ associated with hardship, death, and lack of enlightenment
JOB 3:9 · JOB 18:6 · PSA 139:12 · ECC 12:2 · ISA 5:30 · ISA 13:10 · EZK 30:18 · MIC 3:6
Dark | verb hif
to bring darkness, to make dark, to darken = causative process by which deities cause the light to gradually disappear, ◄ by making sure that the light of sun, moon, and stars can no longer reach the location that is in focus, ► resulting in a state in which no one can readily see, and colors and shapes can no longer be distinguished; loved by the wicked only; ≈ associated with hardship
PSA 105:28 · JER 13:16 · AMO 5:8 · AMO 8:9
Color | verb qal
to be dark, to be black = state in which objects are or appear to be of a dark color
See | verb qal
to grow dim literally: eyes are darkened; hence: = state in which the human eye can no longer see very well
Foolish | verb hif
to obscure = causative action by which humans cause an event to appear void of wisdom or understanding
1 EZK 30:18 MT חשׂך
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
חָשַׁךְ be, grow dark base