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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

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:2

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Joel 2:2
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A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joel 2:2 · retained source text

A day of darkenesse and of gloominesse, a day of clouds and of thicke darkenesse, as the morning spread vpon the mountaines: a great people and a strong, there hath not beene euer the like, neither shall be any more after it, euen to the yeres of many generations.

1611 marginal noteHeb. of generation and generation.

Joel 2:31
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The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the Lord come.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joel 2:31 · retained source text

The Sunne shall be turned into darkenesse, and the Moone into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.

1611 marginal noteCha. 3.15

Complete reference index — all 142 verses
Genesis 1:2Genesis 1:4Genesis 1:5Genesis 1:18Genesis 15:12Exodus 10:21Exodus 10:22Exodus 14:20Exodus 20:21Deuteronomy 4:11Deuteronomy 5:22Deuteronomy 5:23Deuteronomy 28:29Joshua 24:71 Samuel 2:92 Samuel 22:102 Samuel 22:122 Samuel 22:291 Kings 8:122 Chronicles 6:1Job 3:4Job 3:5Job 3:6Job 5:14Job 10:21Job 10:22Job 12:22Job 15:22Job 15:23Job 15:30Job 17:12Job 17:13Job 18:18Job 19:8Job 20:26Job 22:11Job 23:17Job 28:3Job 29:3Job 30:26Job 34:22Job 37:19Job 38:9Job 38:19Psalms 18:9Psalms 18:11Psalms 18:28Psalms 82:5Psalms 88:6Psalms 88:18Psalms 91:6Psalms 97:2Psalms 104:20Psalms 105:28Psalms 107:10Psalms 107:14Psalms 112:4Psalms 139:11Psalms 139:12Psalms 143:3Proverbs 2:13Proverbs 4:19Proverbs 20:20Ecclesiastes 2:13Ecclesiastes 2:14Ecclesiastes 5:17Ecclesiastes 6:4Ecclesiastes 11:8Isaiah 5:20Isaiah 5:30Isaiah 8:22Isaiah 9:2Isaiah 29:18Isaiah 42:7Isaiah 42:16Isaiah 45:3Isaiah 45:7Isaiah 47:5Isaiah 49:9Isaiah 50:10Isaiah 58:10Isaiah 59:9Isaiah 60:2Jeremiah 2:31Jeremiah 13:16Jeremiah 23:12Lamentations 3:2Ezekiel 32:8Daniel 2:22Joel 2:2Joel 2:31Amos 4:13Amos 5:18Amos 5:20Micah 7:8Nahum 1:8Zephaniah 1:15Matthew 4:16Matthew 6:23Matthew 8:12Matthew 10:27Matthew 22:13Matthew 25:30Matthew 27:45Mark 15:33Luke 1:79Luke 11:34Luke 11:35Luke 12:3Luke 22:53Luke 23:44John 1:5John 3:19John 8:12John 12:35John 12:46Acts 2:20Acts 13:11Acts 26:18Romans 2:19Romans 13:121 Corinthians 4:52 Corinthians 4:62 Corinthians 6:14Ephesians 5:8Ephesians 5:11Ephesians 6:12Colossians 1:131 Thessalonians 5:41 Thessalonians 5:5Hebrews 12:181 Peter 2:92 Peter 2:42 Peter 2:171 John 1:51 John 1:61 John 2:81 John 2:91 John 2:11Jude 1:6Jude 1:13Revelation 16:10

Where “darkness” appears

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Genesis5 occurrences
5 versesExodus5 occurrences
4 versesDeuteronomy5 occurrences
4 versesJoshua1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseJob28 occurrences
24 versesPsalms17 occurrences
16 versesProverbs3 occurrences
3 versesEcclesiastes6 occurrences
5 versesIsaiah18 occurrences
15 versesJeremiah4 occurrences
3 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel1 occurrence
1 verseDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseJoel3 occurrences
2 versesAmos3 occurrences
3 versesMicah1 occurrence
1 verseNahum1 occurrence
1 verseZephaniah2 occurrences
1 verseMatthew9 occurrences
7 versesMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke6 occurrences
6 versesJohn7 occurrences
5 versesActs3 occurrences
3 versesRomans2 occurrences
2 verses1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse2 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 versesEphesians3 occurrences
3 versesColossians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Thessalonians2 occurrences
2 versesHebrews1 occurrence
1 verse1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse2 Peter2 occurrences
2 verses1 John7 occurrences
5 versesJude2 occurrences
2 versesRevelation1 occurrence
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