חשׁך
châshak
khaw-shak'
A primitive root; to be dark (as withholding light); transitively to darken
KJV Usage: be black, be (make) dark, darken, cause darkness, be dim, hide.
חשׁך
châshak
khaw-shak'
A primitive root; to be dark (as withholding light); transitively to darken
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitions
חשׁך
1. to be or become dark, grow dim, be darkened, be black, be hidden
a. (Qal)
1. to be or grow dark
2. to have a dark colour
3. to grow dim
b. (Hiphil)
1. to make dark, cause to be dark
2. to hide, conceal
3. to obscure, confuse (fig.)
Origin: a primitive root
TWOT: 769
Parts of Speech: Verb
- חָשַׁךְ
- cha.shakh
- H:V
- to darken
- 1) to be or become dark, grow dim, be darkened, be black, be hidden
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be or grow dark
1a2) to have a dark colour
1a3) to grow dim
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to make dark, cause to be dark
1b2) to hide, conceal
1b3) to obscure, confuse (fig.)