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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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Genesis 1:2
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 1:2 · retained source text

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.

Genesis 1:4
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 1:4 · retained source text

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.

Genesis 1:5
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 1:5 · retained source text

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.

Genesis 1:18
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 1:18 · retained source text

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

Genesis 15:12
And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 15:12 · retained source text

And when the Sunne was going downe, a deepe sleepe fell vpon Abram: and loe, an horrour of great darkenesse fell vpon him.

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