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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.