◄ 2819. chashchuwth ►
Strong's Lexicon
chashchuwth: Darkness, obscurity

Original Word: חַשְׁחוּת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: chashchuwth
Pronunciation: khash-khooth'
Phonetic Spelling: (khash-khooth')
Definition: Darkness, obscurity
Meaning: necessity

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָשַׁךְ (chashak), meaning "to be dark" or "to grow dim."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint and the New Testament is σκότος (skotos), Strong's Greek #4655, which also denotes darkness or obscurity.

Usage: The term "chashchuwth" is used to describe a state of darkness or obscurity, often in a metaphorical sense to denote spiritual blindness or lack of understanding. It can also refer to physical darkness, emphasizing the absence of light.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, darkness was often associated with chaos, evil, and judgment, contrasting with light, which symbolized order, goodness, and divine presence. The concept of darkness was not only a physical reality but also a spiritual metaphor used throughout the Hebrew Scriptures to describe the absence of God's presence or guidance.

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[חַשְׁחוּ] noun feminine collective things needed, requirement (Syriac id.); — construct חַשְׁתוּת בֵּית אֱלָהָח Ezra 7:20.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
be needful

From a root corresponding to chashach; necessity -- be needful.

see HEBREW chashach

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