Khoshekh (חושך) means darkness in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
darkness
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Khoshekh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מצב המאופיין בהיעדר אור.
וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ, וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם; וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּיִם.
- 2בהשאלהדבר שלילי כלשהו - צרה, בערוּת וכדומה.
הַעֹזְבִים אָרְחוֹת יֹשֶׁר; לָלֶכֶת בְּדַרְכֵי־חֹשֶׁךְ.
- 3בתרבות השומרית-בבלית, ובלשון האכדית: אַשׁכֻּ או אַשׂכֻּ (ȧsakku (ašakku שימשו כשמם של שד מזיק,והמחלות להן הוא אחראי. בעוד הצירוף בִּית-אַשַׂכִּ (bit-asakki) שימש בהוראת: 'איזור אסור', 'אזור-טאבּוּ'. ארמית, וסורית: 'חֲשַׁךְ'.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khoshekh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֹשֶׁךְ
- Written without vowel points
- חושך
- Said
- khoshekh
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Inflections
- חֹשֶׁךְ־
- Gematria
- 334
This is how Khoshekh is said in other languages.
- English
- darkness
- Arabic
- ظلام
- Russian
- тьма, потёмки
- French
- obscurité
- Spanish
- oscuridad
- German
- Dunkelheit, Finsternis
- Yiddish
- פֿינצטערניש
These words mean nearly the same as Khoshekh.
- אופל
- אפלהdarkness
- חשכה
- מאפליהgloom
- מחשך
- עלטה
- צלמוותgloom
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These words mean the opposite of Khoshekh.
- אור
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The word Khoshekh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אוצרות חושך
- הרי חושך
- חדר חושך
- חושך מצרים
- מכת חושך
- מעבר להרי החושך
- רשעים בחושך ידמו
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These words come before and after Khoshekh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khoshekh.
What does Khoshekh (חושך) mean in Hebrew?
Khoshekh (חושך) means darkness. It is said khoshekh, with the stress on kho.
What is a synonym for Khoshekh (חושך)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khoshekh (חושך) are אופל, אפלה, חשכה, מאפליה, מחשך, and עלטה.
What is the opposite of Khoshekh (חושך)?
Words that mean the opposite of Khoshekh (חושך) are אור.
Is Khoshekh (חושך) masculine or feminine?
The word Khoshekh (חושך) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חשך of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.