Strong's Lexicon

H4285

H4285 — מַחשָׁך

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmachshaknoun mascOccurrences: 7TWOT: 769d

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H4285
Word:מַחשָׁך
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H2821
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:7
Transliteration:machshak
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:makh-shawk'
Meaning:1. darkness 2. (concretely) a dark place
KJV Renderings:dark(-ness, place).

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB3222

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.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מחשך (magh-sh)

Isaiah 29:15

KJV: Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
EHCC: their works are-in the dark,
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