מַחְשַׁךְ noun masculine dark place (poetry) — absolute ׳מ [Isa 29:15]; [Isa 42:16] מַחְשָׁ֑ךְ [Ps 88:19] plural מַחֲשַׁכִּים [Ps 88:7]; [Ps 143:3] = [Lam 3:6] construct מַחֲשַׁכֵּי [Ps 74:20] — dark place:
\ \ a. = hiding-place אֿרץ׳מח [Ps 74:20].
\ \ b. dark region, in which men may lose their way [Isa 42:16].
\ \ c. = grave, or שׁאול [Ps 88:19] (see Che); of dark place of God's wrath (like She' ô l) [Ps 88:7] compare [Ps 143:3] = [Lam 3:6].
\ \ d. = secret place, secrecy (of plots) [Isa 29:15].
The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon
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