Darkness in the Bible: 162 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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darkness KJV

“Darkness” is in the King James Bible 162 times, in 142 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

חשׁך chôshek 70 times
σκότος skotos 32 times
σκοτία skotia 14 times
ערפל ‛ărâphel 13 times
אפל 'ôphel 7 times
אפלה 'ăphêlâh 6 times
חשׁכה חשׁיכה chăshêkâh chăshêykâh 5 times
מחשׁך machshâk 4 times
ζόφος zophos 2 times
σκοτεινός skoteinos 2 times
עיפה ‛êyphâh 2 times
ὅς, ἥ, ὅ hos hē ho 1 time

5 more, less often

σκοτόω skotoō 1 time
חשׁוך chăshôk 1 time
חשׁך châshak 1 time
מאפל ma'ăphêl 1 time
מאפליה ma'ăphêleyâh 1 time

translating H2825

2 verses translating H2825 in Isaiah Show all

Isaiah

8:22 And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.
50:10 Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.

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