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
They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.
They change the night into day: the light is short, because of darknes.
1611 marginal noteHeb. neere.
If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.
If I waite, the graue is mine house: I haue made my bedde in the darknesse.
He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.
He shall be driuen from light into darkenesse, and chased out of the world.
1611 marginal noteHeb. they shall driue him.
He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.
Hee hath fenced vp my way that I cannot passe; and hee hath set darkenesse in my pathes.
All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
All darknesse shalbe hid in his secret places: a fire not blowen shall consume him; it shall goe ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.
Or darkenes that thou canst not see, and abundance of waters couer thee.
Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.
Because I was not cut off before the darknes, neither hath he couered the darknes from my face.
He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
Hee setteth an ende to darkenesse, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkenesse and the shadow of death.
When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
When his candle shined vpon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkenesse:
1611 marginal noteOr.lampe
When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.
When I looked for good, then euill came vnto mee: and when I waited for light, there came darkenes.
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