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חֹשֶׁךְ H2822
H2822 is the Hebrew word חֹשֶׁךְ, transliterated chôshek and said kho-shek'. The King James Version most often renders it darkness.
What it means
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness.
Where it comes from
from H2821 (חָשַׁךְ).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 66 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
Verses using חֹשֶׁךְ
The first 40 of 66 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 1:2 · KJV
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
Genesis 1:5 · KJV
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Genesis 1:18 · KJV
And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
Exodus 10:21 · KJV
And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.
Exodus 10:22 · KJV
And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:
Exodus 14:20 · KJV
And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.
Deuteronomy 5:23 · KJV
And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;
Joshua 2:5 · KJV
And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.
1 Samuel 2:9 · KJV
He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
2 Samuel 22:12 · KJV
And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
2 Samuel 22:29 · KJV
For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.
Job 3:4 · KJV
Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.
Job 3:5 · KJV
Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
Job 5:14 · KJV
They meet with darkness in the day time, and grope in the noonday as in the night.
Job 10:21 · KJV
Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
Job 12:22 · KJV
He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
Job 12:25 · KJV
They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
Job 15:22 · KJV
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
Job 15:23 · KJV
He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
Job 15:30 · KJV
He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.
Job 18:18 · KJV
He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.
Job 19:8 · KJV
He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.
Job 20:26 · KJV
All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
Job 22:11 · KJV
Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.
Job 23:17 · KJV
Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.
Job 24:16 · KJV
In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
Job 26:10 · KJV
He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
Job 28:3 · KJV
He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
Job 34:22 · KJV
There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
Job 38:19 · KJV
Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
Psalm 18:11 · KJV
He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
Psalm 35:6 · KJV
Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.
Psalm 88:12 · KJV
Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
Psalm 104:20 · KJV
Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
Psalm 105:28 · KJV
He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
Psalm 107:10 · KJV
Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
Psalm 107:14 · KJV
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
Psalm 112:4 · KJV
Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
Psalm 139:11 · KJV
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
Psalm 139:12 · KJV
Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2822 mean?
H2822 is the Hebrew word חֹשֶׁךְ (chôshek), meaning the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness.
How is H2822 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it darkness (47 times), dark (7 times), out of darkness (3 times), even darkness (1 time), or darkness (1 time), among others.
How many times does H2822 appear in the Bible?
חֹשֶׁךְ (chôshek) is tagged in 66 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2822 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2821 (חָשַׁךְ).
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