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

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

2 verses in 1 Thessalonians Show all

1 Thessalonians

5:4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
5:5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

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