Hebrew semantic word

חשׁך

Transliteration: chashak

5 lexical sense(s); 17 exact STEP occurrence token(s).

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Lexical senses and semantic domains

Sense 1: to grow dark, to be darkened

= process by which the light gradually disappears, ◄ caused by the fact that the light of sun, moon, and stars can no longer reach the location that is in focus, ► resulting in a state in which no one can readily see, and colors and shapes can no longer be distinguished; loved by the wicked only; ≈ associated with hardship, death, and lack of enlightenment

Semantic domains for this sense

Dark Same Semantic Domain

Advanced source details

Sense ID: SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002589-01
Source: ubs_hebrew_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 8 (8 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
Source-exact record: View JSON

Sense 2: to bring darkness, to make dark, to darken

= causative process by which deities cause the light to gradually disappear, ◄ by making sure that the light of sun, moon, and stars can no longer reach the location that is in focus, ► resulting in a state in which no one can readily see, and colors and shapes can no longer be distinguished; loved by the wicked only; ≈ associated with hardship

Semantic domains for this sense

Dark Same Semantic Domain

Advanced source details

Sense ID: SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002589-02
Source: ubs_hebrew_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 4 (4 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
Source-exact record: View JSON

Sense 3: to be dark, to be black

= state in which objects are or appear to be of a dark color

Semantic domains for this sense

Color Same Semantic Domain

Advanced source details

Sense ID: SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002589-03
Source: ubs_hebrew_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 2 (2 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
Source-exact record: View JSON

Sense 4: to grow dim

literally: eyes are darkened; hence: = state in which the human eye can no longer see very well

Semantic domains for this sense

See Same Semantic Domain

Advanced source details

Sense ID: SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002589-04
Source: ubs_hebrew_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 3 (3 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
Source-exact record: View JSON

Sense 5: to obscure

= causative action by which humans cause an event to appear void of wisdom or understanding

Semantic domains for this sense

Foolish Same Semantic Domain

Advanced source details

Sense ID: SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002589-05
Source: ubs_hebrew_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 1 (1 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
Source-exact record: View JSON

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Advanced record identity

Lemma ID: SDBC-HEB-LEMMA-002589
Page model version: 1.0
Direction: rtl
Domain policy: Sense-specific only; no lemma-level union