What does חָשֹׁךְ · ἀφανής mean in the Bible?
חָשֹׁךְ · ἀφανής is a Hebrew phrase meaning "darkness or obscurity".
Hebrew · H2823, G852
חֹשֶׁךְ
Dark (figuratively, i.e. obscure) · non-apparent
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חָשֹׁךְ H2823 dark (figuratively, i.e. obscure)
ἀφανής G852 non-apparent
Pronunciation aphanḗs
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What does חֹשֶׁךְ (choshek) mean in the Bible?
חָשֹׁךְ · ἀφανής is a Hebrew phrase meaning "darkness or obscurity".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2823, G852?
H2823, G852 is connected to 1 lexical occurrence verse in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. darkness or obscurity
Strong's H2823, G852
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Source Gloss
darkness or obscurity
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חֹשֶׁךְ 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