# חֲשֵׁכָה (chashekhah)

Israeli respelling: cha-she-khah. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H2825. 5 Old Testament occurrences.

darkness; figuratively, misery

King James renderings: darkness.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/chashekhah-h2825

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 15:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/15/12) — And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
- [Psalms 82:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/82/5) — They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
- [Psalms 139:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/139/12) — Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
- [Isaiah 8:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/8/22) — And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.
- [Isaiah 50:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/50/10) — Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust i…