Strong's H2821 · Hebrew
חָשַׁךְ
châshak · /khaw-shak'/
Definition
to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken
KJV: be black, be (make) dark, darken, cause darkness, be dim, hide.
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered חָשַׁךְ across 18 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
18 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Job3 verses
Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day: the dawning: Heb. the eyelids of the morning
Job 18:6The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him. candle: or, lamp
Job 38:2Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
Psalms3 verses
Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.
Psalms 105:28He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
Psalms 139:12Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. hideth: Heb. darkeneth not the darkness and: Heb. as is the darkness, so is the light
Ecclesiastes2 verses
While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
Ecclesiastes 12:3In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened, the grinders: or, the grinders fail, because they grind little
Isaiah2 verses
And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof. sorrow: or, distress and the light: or, when it is light, it shall be dark in the destructions thereof
Isaiah 13:10For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
Lamentations2 verses
Amos2 verses
Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:
Amos 8:9And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H2821 (châshak) mean?
to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken
How many times does H2821 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H2821 (חָשַׁךְ) appears in 18 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “darkened.”
How is châshak translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H2821 is rendered as “darkened” (7×), “dark” (5×), “blacker” (1×), “darken” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word חָשַׁךְ come from?
a primitive root;