Lexical Definition

‎מַחְשָׁךְ‎ machshâk (makh-shawk') darkness ^H:N-M
from ‎חָשַׁךְ‎

dark(-ness, place).

• darkness
• concretely, a dark place

1) dark place, darkness, secrecy
1a) hiding-place
1b) dark region
1c) grave

See Greek: ταλαιπωρία

Extended Information

• Aramaic equivalent: cha.shokh (‎ח‎ֲ‎ש‎ׁ‎ו‎ֹ‎ך‎ְ "darkness" חֲשׁוֹךְ)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎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.

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