Khashukh (חשוך) means dark in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
dark
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Khashukh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שאין בו אור.
- 2בהשאלהמי שלא נחשף להשכלה ולקדמה; עפ"ר מכיוון שבז לה.
חָזִיתָ אִישׁ מָהִיר בִּמְלַאכְתּוֹ לִפְנֵי-מְלָכִים יִתְיַצָּב בַּל-יִתְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵי חֲשֻׁכִּים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khashukh is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- חָשׁוּךְ
- Written without vowel points
- חשוך
- Said
- khashukh
- Root
- ח־ש־כ
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Plural
- חֲשׁוּכִים
- Feminine form
- חֲשׁוּכָה
- Inflections
- נ' חֲשׁוּכָה, ר' חֲשׁוּכִים, נ"ר חֲשׁוּכוֹת
- Gematria
- 334
This is how Khashukh is said in other languages.
- English
- dark
These words mean nearly the same as Khashukh.
- אפל
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Khashukh.
- נאורenlightened
- מואר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Khashukh.
These words come before and after Khashukh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khashukh.
What does Khashukh (חשוך) mean in Hebrew?
Khashukh (חשוך) means dark. It is said khashukh, with the stress on shukh.
What is a synonym for Khashukh (חשוך)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khashukh (חשוך) are אפל.
What is the opposite of Khashukh (חשוך)?
Words that mean the opposite of Khashukh (חשוך) are נאור and מואר.
What rhymes with Khashukh (חשוך)?
Words that rhyme with Khashukh (חשוך) include חינוך, נמוך, ברוך, לכלוך, דרוך, and חיכוך.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חשוך of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.