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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 2818. חֲשַׁח (chashach) -- To be dark, to grow dim, to obscure</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/2818.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ezra/6-9.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/2818.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 2818</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/2817.htm" title="2817">◄</a> 2818. chashach <a href="../hebrew/2819.htm" title="2819">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">chashach: To be dark, to grow dim, to obscure</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">חֲשַׁח</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>chashach<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>khaw-shakh'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(khash-akh')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To be dark, to grow dim, to obscure<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to be necessary, to need<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>G4655 (σκότος, skotos):</b> Darkness, gloom<p> - <b>G4652 (σκοτίζω, skotizo):</b> To darken, to obscure<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "chashach" primarily conveys the idea of darkness or dimness, both in a literal and metaphorical sense. It is used to describe the absence of light, as well as a lack of understanding or clarity. In the context of the Bible, it often signifies a spiritual or moral darkness, representing ignorance, sin, or divine judgment.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, light and darkness were powerful symbols. Light often represented God's presence, truth, and righteousness, while darkness symbolized chaos, evil, and separation from God. The concept of darkness was not only a physical reality but also a spiritual metaphor deeply embedded in the Hebrew worldview. Understanding "chashach" within this context helps to grasp the profound implications of darkness in biblical narratives.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>(Aramaic) a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to need<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>need (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">חֲשַׁח</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>need</b></font> (Assyrian <i><em>—ašâ—u</em></i>, <em>crave</em>; Syriac <img src="/bdbgif/bdb109309.gif"> <em>in need of</em>; not <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Pe`al</b></font> <em>Participle</em> plural <font class="hebrew2">חָֽשְׁחִין</font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-16.htm">Daniel 3:16</a>, singular Infinitive (van d. H., wrongly, <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">חַשׁ</font>). <p> [<font class="hebrew2">חַשְׁחָה</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>thing needed</b></font> (Syriac <img src="/bdbgif/bdb109310.gif">; Nö in K<sup>p. 175</sup>); — plural <font class="hebrew2">חַשְׁחָן</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezra/6-9.htm">Ezra 6:9</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>careful, have need of <p>(Aramaic) a collateral root to one corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/2363.htm">chuwsh</a> in the sense of readiness; to be necessary (from the idea of convenience) or (transitively) to need -- careful, have need of. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2363.htm">chuwsh</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>חַשְׁחִ֨ין חַשְׁחָ֡ן חַשְׁחוּת֙ חשחות חשחין חשחן chashChan chashChin chashChut ḥaš·ḥān ḥaš·ḥîn ḥaš·ḥūṯ ḥašḥān ḥašḥîn ḥašḥūṯ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ezra/6-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 6:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וּמָ֣ה <b> חַשְׁחָ֡ן </b> וּבְנֵ֣י תוֹרִ֣ין</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And that which <span class="itali">they have need of,</span> both young<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Whatever <span class="itali">of</span> young bulls<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/7-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 7:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וּשְׁאָ֗ר <b> חַשְׁחוּת֙ </b> בֵּ֣ית אֱלָהָ֔ךְ</span><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/7-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the rest <span class="itali">careful</span> the house of your God<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/3-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 3:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔ר לָֽא־ <b> חַשְׁחִ֨ין </b> אֲנַ֧חְנָה עַל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> O Nebuchadnezzar, <span class="itali">we do not need</span> to give<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> we [are] not <span class="itali">careful</span> to answer thee in<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Nebuchadnezzar not <span class="itali">need</span> we concerning<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2818.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2818.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2818<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/chashchan_2818.htm">ḥaš·ḥān — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/chashchin_2818.htm">ḥaš·ḥîn — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/chashchut_2818.htm">ḥaš·ḥūṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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