What does חֹשֶׁךְ · σκότος mean in the Bible?
חֹשֶׁךְ · σκότος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "darkness, obscurity, absence of light".
Hebrew · H2822, G4655
Choshek
The dark ; hence (literally) darkness ; figuratively, misery , destruction , death , ignorance , sorrow , wickedness · darkness
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חֹשֶׁךְ H2822 the dark ; hence (literally) darkness ; figuratively, misery , destruction , death , ignorance , sorrow , wickedness
Pronunciation ḥōshek
Darkness as cosmic domain of chaos, death, and moral evil; God's light overcomes it
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σκότος G4655 darkness
Pronunciation skótos
Physical and spiritual darkness; moral/spiritual blindness and evil's domain in NT theology
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What does choshek (choshek) mean in the Bible?
חֹשֶׁךְ · σκότος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "darkness, obscurity, absence of light".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2822, G4655?
H2822, G4655 is connected to 80 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. darkness, obscurity, absence of light
Strong's H2822, G4655
Lexical occurrences 80 verses Source Gloss
darkness, obscurity, absence of light
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
choshek is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain