תָּֽאֳרָם ח׳ מִשְּׁחֹור
La 4:8
darker than blackness is their visage;
of the earth
הָאָרֶץ
Ex 10:1
5.
3.
grow dim
La 5:17
(subj.
עינינו
),
cf.
ψ 69:24
(
fig.
),
Ec 12:3
subj.
הָרֹאֹות
i.e. the eyes
Hiph.
Pf.
הֶחְשִׁיךְ
Am 5:
8,
וְהַחֲשַׁכְתִּ˜י
Am 8:
9;
Impf.
יַחֲשִׁיךְ
ψ 139:12
;
יַחְשִׁךְ
Je 13:1
6;
וַיַּחְשִׁךְ
ψ 105:28
;
Pt.
מַחְשִׁיךְ
Jb 38:
2;—
1.
make dark
,
יום לילה הח׳
Am 5:8
;
abs.
cause darkness
Je 13:16
ψ 105:28
,
cf.
Am 8:9
(
לארץ
).
2.
=
hide, conceal
,
sq.
מִמֶּךָּ
ψ 139:12
.
3.
fig.
obscure, confuse
Jb 38:2
(
obj.
עֵצָה
).
•
חֹ˜שֶׁךְ
S
2822
TWOT
769a
GK
3125
n.m.
Ex 10:21
darkness, obscurity
;—
abs.
חֹשֶׁךְ
Gn 1:2
+
75 times (
+
Ex 8:12
del. Co A B
etc.);
cstr.
id.
Ex 10:2
2;
sf.
חָשְׁכִּי
ψ 18:29
=
2 S 22:2
9;—
1.
darkness
(
opp.
אֹור
) lit.
Gn 1:2
,
4
(
P
),
Is 45:7 Jb 26:10 Ec 2:1
3,
cf.
in imprecation
Jb 3:4
,
5
(
ח׳ וצלמות
=
לילה
Gn 1:
5,
18
(
P
),
cf.
Jos 2:5
(JE),
Is 45:19 Jb 17:1
2;
24:16
;
38:19
ψ 104:20
;
darkness
in mines
Jb 28:3 ; of extraordinary darkness , in Egypt Ex 10:21 (×2) ( E ); ח׳־אֲפֵלָה Ex 10:22 ( E ), ψ 105:28 , from pillar of cloud Ex 14:20 ( J ); at Mt. Sinai Dt 4:11 ; 5:20 ; of clouds of theophany 2 S 22:12 = ψ 18:12 ; of darkness in death, or She˒ôl , 1 S
2:9 Jb 10:21 ( אֶרֶץ ח׳ וצלמות ), 17:13 ; 18:18 ψ 88:13 Pr 20:20 ( אִישֹׁון ח׳ = extreme of darkness ). 2. = secret place ( s ) Id 45:3 Jb 12:22 ( || צלמות ); = hiding- place Jb 34:22 ( || id. ), cf. ψ 139:11 , 12 ;—on Ez 8:12 , v. supr. 3. fig. , a. = distress
Is 5:30 ; 9:1 ; 29:18 ( fig. of blindness), 42:7 ; 49:9 ; 58:10 ; 59:9 ; 60:2 La 3:2 Mi 7:8 ψ 18:29 = 2 S 22:2 9, Jb 15:22 , 23 , 30 ; 20:26 ; 22:11 ; 23:17 ; 29:3 ψ 107:10 , 14 (in
both || צלמות ), 112:4 Ec 5:1 6; 11:8 . b. = dread, terror, symbol. of judgment Am 5:18 , 20 Zp 1:15 Na 1:8 Ez 32:8 Jo 2: 4; 3:4 . c. = mourning Is 47:5 . d. = perplexity Jb 5:14 ; 12:25 ; 19:8 ; confusion ψ 35:6 . e. = ignorance Jb 37:19 Ec 2:1 4. f. = evil,
sin
Is 5:20
(×2) Pr 2:1
3.
g.
=
obscurity
Ec 6:4
(×2).
• חָשֹׁךְ S 2823 TWOT 769b GK 3126 adj. obscure, low , only mpl. as subst.
בַּל־יִתְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵי חֲשֻׁכִּים
Pr 22:29
he shall not stand before obscure men
(
opp.
לפני־מלכים
).
•
חֲשֵׁכָה
S
2824, 2825
TWOT
769c
GK
3128
n.f.
darkness
(chiefly poet.)—
ח׳
Gn 15:12
+
2 times, so read also prob.
Mi 3:6
(for
MT
חָֽשְׁכָה
);
חֲשֵׁיכָה
ψ 139:12
;
cstr.
חֶשְׁכַּת
ψ 18:12
;
pl.
חֲשֵׁכִים
Is 50:1
0;—
darkness
,
opp.
light (
אֹורָה
)
ψ 139:12
; supernat.,
ח׳ גדולה
Gn 15:12
(JE);
מַיִם חֶשְׁכַּת־
ψ
subst. substantive.