2821 – חָשַׁךְ (chashach)

to darken

Type:	Verb Verb   Rootword
Hebrew:	חָשַׁךְ (chashach)
Pronunciation:	cha-shach    Listen
Gematria:	808(8 + 300 + 500)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	a primitive root
Usage:	17 times in OT

Description

1) to be or become dark, grow dim, be darkened, be black, be hidden
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be or grow dark
1a2) to have a dark colour
1a3) to grow dim
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to make dark, cause to be dark
1b2) to hide, conceal
1b3) to obscure, confuse (fig.)

Word root

Word with chashach as root:

חֹ֫שֶׁךְ	choshech	H2822	darkness
חָשֹׁךְ	chashoch	H2823	obscure
חֶשְׁכָה	cheshchah	H2824	dark
חֲשֵׁכָה	chashechah	H2825	darkness
מַחְשָׁךְ	machshach	H4285	dark

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word chashach was translated to the following:

κρύπτω	krupto	G2928	hide
σκοτία	skotia	G4653	darkness
σκοτίζω	skotizo	G4654	darken
σκοτόω	skotoo	G4656	full of darkness

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