Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWill not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light, even gloom with no brightness in it? Young's Literal Translation Is not the day of Jehovah darkness and not light, Even thick darkness that hath no brightness? King James Bible [Shall] not the day of the LORD [be] darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it? Hebrew Will notהֲלֹא־ (hă·lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no the Day י֥וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3117: A day of the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel be darkness חֹ֛שֶׁךְ (ḥō·šeḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness and not וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no light, א֑וֹר (’ō·wr) Noun - common singular Strong's 216: Illumination, luminary even gloom וְאָפֵ֖ל (wə·’ā·p̄êl) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 651: Gloomy with no וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no brightness נֹ֥גַֽהּ (nō·ḡah) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5051: Brilliancy in it? לֽוֹ׃ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew |