KJV dictionary & concordance

darkness

Meaning of “darkness”

Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.

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162 occurrences142 verses39 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:2

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Amos 4:13

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For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The Lord, The God of hosts, is his name.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Amos 4:13 · retained source text

For loe, he that formeth the mountaines, and createth the wind, and declareth vnto man, what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkenesse, and treadeth vpon the high places of the earth: the LORD, the God of hostes is his Name.

1611 marginal noteOr, spirit.

Amos 5:18

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Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord! to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light.

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1611 witness · Amos 5:18 · retained source text

Woe vnto you that desire the day of the LORD: to what ende is it for you? the day of the LORD is darknes and not light.

1611 marginal noteIsai. 5.19. ier.30.7. ioel 2.2. zeph. 1.15.

Amos 5:20

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Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

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1611 witness · Amos 5:20 · retained source text

Shall not the day of the LORD be darkenes, and not light? euen very darke, and no brightnesse in it?

Complete reference index — all 142 verses

Genesis 1:2 Genesis 1:4 Genesis 1:5 Genesis 1:18 Genesis 15:12 Exodus 10:21 Exodus 10:22 Exodus 14:20 Exodus 20:21 Deuteronomy 4:11 Deuteronomy 5:22 Deuteronomy 5:23 Deuteronomy 28:29 Joshua 24:7 1 Samuel 2:9 2 Samuel 22:10 2 Samuel 22:12 2 Samuel 22:29 1 Kings 8:12 2 Chronicles 6:1 Job 3:4 Job 3:5 Job 3:6 Job 5:14 Job 10:21 Job 10:22 Job 12:22 Job 15:22 Job 15:23 Job 15:30 Job 17:12 Job 17:13 Job 18:18 Job 19:8 Job 20:26 Job 22:11 Job 23:17 Job 28:3 Job 29:3 Job 30:26 Job 34:22 Job 37:19 Job 38:9 Job 38:19 Psalms 18:9 Psalms 18:11 Psalms 18:28 Psalms 82:5 Psalms 88:6 Psalms 88:18 Psalms 91:6 Psalms 97:2 Psalms 104:20 Psalms 105:28 Psalms 107:10 Psalms 107:14 Psalms 112:4 Psalms 139:11 Psalms 139:12 Psalms 143:3 Proverbs 2:13 Proverbs 4:19 Proverbs 20:20 Ecclesiastes 2:13 Ecclesiastes 2:14 Ecclesiastes 5:17 Ecclesiastes 6:4 Ecclesiastes 11:8 Isaiah 5:20 Isaiah 5:30 Isaiah 8:22 Isaiah 9:2 Isaiah 29:18 Isaiah 42:7 Isaiah 42:16 Isaiah 45:3 Isaiah 45:7 Isaiah 47:5 Isaiah 49:9 Isaiah 50:10 Isaiah 58:10 Isaiah 59:9 Isaiah 60:2 Jeremiah 2:31 Jeremiah 13:16 Jeremiah 23:12 Lamentations 3:2 Ezekiel 32:8 Daniel 2:22 Joel 2:2 Joel 2:31 Amos 4:13 Amos 5:18 Amos 5:20 Micah 7:8 Nahum 1:8 Zephaniah 1:15 Matthew 4:16 Matthew 6:23 Matthew 8:12 Matthew 10:27 Matthew 22:13 Matthew 25:30 Matthew 27:45 Mark 15:33 Luke 1:79 Luke 11:34 Luke 11:35 Luke 12:3 Luke 22:53 Luke 23:44 John 1:5 John 3:19 John 8:12 John 12:35 John 12:46 Acts 2:20 Acts 13:11 Acts 26:18 Romans 2:19 Romans 13:12 1 Corinthians 4:5 2 Corinthians 4:6 2 Corinthians 6:14 Ephesians 5:8 Ephesians 5:11 Ephesians 6:12 Colossians 1:13 1 Thessalonians 5:4 1 Thessalonians 5:5 Hebrews 12:18 1 Peter 2:9 2 Peter 2:4 2 Peter 2:17 1 John 1:5 1 John 1:6 1 John 2:8 1 John 2:9 1 John 2:11 Jude 1:6 Jude 1:13 Revelation 16:10

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Genesis 1:2 Job 3:4 Job 34:22 Proverbs 2:13 Isaiah 59:9 Matthew 22:13 1 Corinthians 4:5 Revelation 16:10