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dark

Meaning of “dark”

Sense 1: Without light or having little light. Sense 2: Obscure, hidden, or not understood. Sense 3: Darkness or a place or time without light.

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43 occurrences42 verses21 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 15:17

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2 Samuel 22:12
And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 22:12 · retained source text

And hee made darkenesse pauilions round about him, darke waters, and thicke clouds of the skies.

1611 marginal noteHebr. binding of waters.

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