Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
darkness
Usage: 1) darkness, dark place, secrecy 1a) hiding-place 1b) dark region 1c) grave Aramaic equivalent: cha.shokh (חֲשׁוֹךְ "darkness" H2816)
Strong's Number
H4285
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
7
Books
3
Strong's H4285 Quick Answer
Strong's H4285 מַחשָׁך (machshak) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. machshak (makh-shawk') n-m. 1. darkness 2. (concretely) a dark place It has 7 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include darkness and dark. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- machshak (makh-shawk') n-m. 1. darkness 2. (concretely) a dark place
- Usage
- 7 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- darkness and dark
Meaning and Definition
machshak (makh-shawk') n-m. 1. darkness 2. (concretely) a dark place [from H2821] KJV: dark(-ness, place). Root(s): H2821
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4285. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4285 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render machshak, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
darkness
Psalms 88:6
4×
dark
Psalms 74:20
3×
How Strong's H4285 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 7 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4285 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H4285 in the Old Testament
7 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.
Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
Usage Excerpts
First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4285.
Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.
Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.
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?
And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4285, grouped by book.
Psalms 4 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H4285 FAQ
What does machshak (מַחְשָׁךְ) mean?
Machshak (Strong's H4285) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "darkness". machshak (makh-shawk') n-m. 1. darkness 2. (concretely) a dark place
How many times is machshak (מַחְשָׁךְ) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H4285 across 3 books.
Where can I study machshak (מַחְשָׁךְ) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4285 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate machshak (מַחְשָׁךְ)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as darkness and dark. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.