KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 1:2
Complete exact-word concordance
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the Lord come.
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
For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The Lord, The God of hosts, is his name.
For loe, he that formeth the mountaines, and createth the wind, and declareth vnto man, what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkenesse, and treadeth vpon the high places of the earth: the LORD, the God of hostes is his Name.
1611 marginal noteOr, spirit.
Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord! to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light.
Woe vnto you that desire the day of the LORD: to what ende is it for you? the day of the LORD is darknes and not light.
1611 marginal noteIsai. 5.19. ier.30.7. ioel 2.2. zeph. 1.15.
Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
Shall not the day of the LORD be darkenes, and not light? euen very darke, and no brightnesse in it?
¶ Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.
¶ Reioyce not against mee, O mine enemie: When I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darknes, the LORD shall be a light vnto me.
But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
But with an ouer-running flood he will make an vtter ende of the place thereof, and darkenesse shall pursue his enemies.
That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distresse, a day of wastenesse and desolation, a day of darknesse and gloominesse, a day of cloudes and thicke darkenesse;
1611 marginal noteIere.30.7. ioel 2.11. amos 5.18.
The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
The people which sate in darkenesse, saw great light: and to them which sate in the region and shadow of death, light is sprung vp.
But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
But if thine eye be euill, thy whole body shall be full of darknesse. If therfore the light that is in thee be darkenesse, how great is that darkenesse?
But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
But the children of the kingdome shall be cast out into outer darkenesse: there shalbe weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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