KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 1:2
Complete exact-word concordance
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
And the earth was without forme, and voyd, and darkenesse was vpon the face of the deepe: and the Spirit of God mooued vpon the face of the waters.
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God diuided the light from the darkenesse.
1611 marginal noteHebr. betweene the light and betweene the darkenesse.
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
And God called the light, Day, and the darknesse he called Night: and the euening and the morning were the first day.
1611 marginal noteHebr. and the euening was, and the morning was &c.
And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
And to rule ouer the day, and ouer the night, and to diuide the light from the darkenesse: and God saw that it was good.
1611 marginal noteIer. 31.35
And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
And when the Sunne was going downe, a deepe sleepe fell vpon Abram: and loe, an horrour of great darkenesse fell vpon him.
¶ And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.
¶ And the LORD said vnto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heauen, that there may be darkenesse ouer the land of Egypt, euen darkenes which may be felt.
1611 marginal noteHeb. that one may feele darkenesse.
And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:
And Moses stretched foorth his hand toward heauen: and there was a thicke darkenesse in all the land of Egypt three dayes.
And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.
And it came betweene the campe of the Egyptians, and the campe of Israel, and it was a cloud and darkenesse to them, but it gaue light by night to these: so that the one came not neere the other all the night.
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
And the people stood afarre off, and Moses drew neere vnto the thicke darkenes, where God was.
And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.
And ye came neere and stood vnder the mountaine, and the mountaine burnt with fire vnto the midst of heauen, with darkenes, cloudes, and thicke darkenesse.
1611 marginal noteHeb. heart.
1611 marginal noteExod. 19.18.
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