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

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:2

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Daniel 2:22

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He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Daniel 2:22 · retained source text

He reuealeth the deepe and secret things: hee knoweth what is in the darknes, & the light dwelleth with him.

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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