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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Jeremiah 2:31

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¶ O generation, see ye the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Jeremiah 2:31 · retained source text

¶ O generation, see yee the word of the LORD: haue I beene a wildernesse vnto Israel? a land of darkenesse? wherefore say my people; We are LORDs, we will come no more vnto thee?

1611 marginal noteHeb. we haue dominion.

1611 marginal noteChap.2.5

Jeremiah 13:16

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Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.

2 word occurrences in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Jeremiah 13:16 · retained source text

Giue glory to the LORD your God before he cause darknesse, and before your feet stumble vpon the darke mountaines, and while yee looke for light, he turne it into the shadowe of death, and make it grosse darkenesse.

1611 marginal noteIsa.8.22.

Jeremiah 23:12

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Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the Lord.

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1611 witness · Jeremiah 23:12 · retained source text

Wherefore their way shalbe vnto them as slippery wayes in the darkenes: they shalbe driuen on and fall therein: for I will bring euill vpon them, euen the yeere of their visitation, saith the LORD.

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