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Job 3:9
“Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חָשַׁךְchâshak · khaw-shak'
H2821 · Hebrew
H2821 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- be black, be (make) dark, darken, cause darkness, be dim, hide.
- Grammar
- יֶחְשְׁכוּ֮ — verb Qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 18 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 10:15Job 18:6Job 38:2Psalms 69:24Psalms 105:28
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חָשַׁךְ here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.