Lexical Summary machshak: dark place Original Word: מַחְשָׁךְTransliteration: machshak Phonetic Spelling: (makh-shawk') Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Short Definition: dark place Meaning: darkness, a dark place Strong's Concordance darkness, place From chashak; darkness; concretely, a dark place -- dark(-ness, place). see HEBREW chashak Brown-Driver-Briggs H4285. machshak מַחְשַׁךְ noun masculine dark place (poetry) — absolute ׳מ Isaiah 29:15; 42:16; מַחְשָׁ֑ךְ Psalm 88:19; plural מַחֲשַׁכִּים Psalm 88:7; 143:3 = Lamentations 3:6 construct מַחֲשַׁכֵּי Psalm 74:20; — dark place: a. = hiding-place אֿרץ׳מח Psalm 74:20. b. dark region, in which men may lose their way Isaiah 42:16. c. = grave, or שׁאול Psalm 88:19 (see Che); of dark place of God's wrath (like She' ô l) Psalm 88:7; compare 143:3 = Lamentations 3:6. d. = secret place, secrecy (of plots) Isaiah 29:15. |
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