חושך

Hebrew

Root
ח־שׁ־ך (kh-sh-k)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈχo.ʃeχ/

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Noun

חושך / חֹשֶׁךְ • (khóshekh) m [pattern: קֹטֶל]

1. darkness

   Synonym: (literary) עֲלָטָה

2. evil, forces of darkness

Derived terms

• הרי החושך

Descendants

• → Yiddish: חושך (khoyshekh)

References

• H2822 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew חושך / חֹשֶׁךְ.

Noun

חושך • (khoyshekh) m

1. darkness
2. gloom

Synonyms

• פֿינצטערניש (fintsternish)