הַ/חֹ֔שֶׁךְ
𐤄/𐤇𐤔𐤊
hachoshekhe
the darkness
from חָשַׁךְ; the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness; dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
Ubushiku "night, darkness, difficulty" (Bemba)Deuteronomy 5:23 · Word #6
Lexicon H2822
| Lemma | חֹשֶׁךְ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤔𐤊 |
| Transliteration | chôshek |
| Strong's | H2822 |
| In-context | the darkness |
Morphology HTd/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H2822-04
the darkness
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular noun in the absolute state with prefixed definite article (הַ־); no pronominal suffix; functions as a definite substantive. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun חֹשֶׁךְ derives from the root חשך, conveying the state of being dark or deprived of light. As a masculine singular absolute noun with the definite article ("the"), the rendering "the darkness" preserves both the root sense of obscurity and the grammatical definiteness and singularity of the form. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חשך (darkness, obscurity, withholding light, deprivation)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2825-01 |
bachashekhah | in the darkness |
H2822-01 |
bachoshekhe | in the darkness |
H4285-01 |
bemachashakim | in dark-places |
Word Usage (80 occurrences of H2822)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 1:2 | וְ/חֹ֖שֶׁךְ | vechoshekhe | and darkness |
| Genesis 1:4 | הַ/חֹֽשֶׁךְ | hachoshekhe | the darkness |
| Genesis 1:5 | וְ/לַ/חֹ֖שֶׁךְ | velachoshekhe | and to the darkness |
Bantu Hebrew
הַ/חֹ֔שֶׁךְ (chôshek) — from חָשַׁךְ; the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness; dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
| Word | Meaning | Language |
|---|---|---|
| Ubushiku | night, darkness, difficulty | Bemba |