חָשַׁךְ (ḥāšak) is a Hebrew verb meaning be or grow dark. It appears 18 times in 10 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2821).

Also rendered

• to darken

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 769)

Root family 769: חָשַׁך ḥāšak — be dark, darkened, black, dim, hidden. Denominative verb

• חֹשֶׁךְ choshek — darkness
• מַחְשָׁךְ maḥšāk — dark place
• חֲשֵׁכָה ḥăšēkâ — darkness
• חָשֹׁךְ ḥāšōk — obscure

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