Quick Definition
darkness
Strong's Definition
darkness; concretely, a dark place
Derivation: from H2821 (חָשַׁךְ);
KJV Usage: dark(-ness, place).
TWOT Reference: 769d
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) dark place, darkness, secrecy
1a) hiding-place
1b) dark region
1c) grave
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) darkness, dark place, secrecy
1a) hiding-place
1b) dark region
1c) grave
Aramaic equivalent: cha.shokh (חֲשׁוֹךְ "darkness" H2816)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מַחְשָׁךְ
machshâk
BDB Definition:
1) dark place, darkness, secrecy
1a) hiding-place
1b) dark region
1c) grave
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H2821
Same Word by TWOT Number: 769d
Total KJV Occurrences: 7