KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 1:2
Complete exact-word concordance
Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.
Let that day bee darkenesse, let not God regard it from aboue, neither let the light shine vpon it.
Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
Let darkenes and the shadowe of death staine it, let a cloud dwell vpon it, let the blacknes of the day terrifie it.
1611 marginal noteOr, challenge it.
1611 marginal noteOr, let them terrifie it, as those who haue a bitter day.
As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.
As for that night, let darkenesse seaze vpon it, let it not be ioyned vnto the dayes of the yeere, let it not come into the number of the moneths.
1611 marginal noteOr, let it not reioyce among the dayes.
They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.
They meete with darkenesse in the day time, and grope in the noone day as in the night.
1611 marginal noteOr, runne into.
1611 marginal noteDeut. 28.29.
Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
Before I goe whence I shall not returne, euen to the land of darknes and the shadow of death,
A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.
A land of darknes, as darknes it selfe, and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkenes.
He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
Hee discouereth deepe things out of darkenesse, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
He beleeueth not that he shall returne out of darkenesse, and he is waited for, of the sword.
He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkenes is ready at his hand.
He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.
He shall not depart out of darkenesse, the flame shall drie vp his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he goe away.
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