Chashekah (Hebrew: חֲשֵׁכָה) is a biblical Hebrew feminine noun meaning darkness or, figuratively, misery.
Key Details
Pronunciation: khash-ay-kaw'
- Root Word: Derived from chashak (to be dark or grow dim).
- Strong's Number: H2825
Biblical Occurrences (5 Times)
The word appears five times in the Old Testament:
Genesis 15:12 – A "horror of great darkness" (chashekah) falls upon Abraham during the covenant of the pieces.
Psalm 82:5 – Rulers and judges who "walk on in darkness" (chashekah), lacking moral understanding.
Psalm 139:12 – The contrast that even the deepest night/darkness (chashekah) is not dark to God.
Isaiah 8:22 – People looking toward the earth and seeing "trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish".
Isaiah 50:10 – A call to someone who walks in darkness (chashekah) and has no light to trust in the name of the Lord.
Psalm 82:5 – Rulers and judges who "walk on in darkness" (chashekah), lacking moral understanding.
Psalm 139:12 – The contrast that even the deepest night/darkness (chashekah) is not dark to God.
Isaiah 8:22 – People looking toward the earth and seeing "trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish".
Isaiah 50:10 – A call to someone who walks in darkness (chashekah) and has no light to trust in the name of the Lord.
Theological Meaning
Literal & Figurative: It describes deep, enveloping physical gloom or spiritual and moral obscurity.
Divine Context: It frequently represents moments of testing, divine concealment, or judgment, serving as a backdrop where faith relies on God rather than self-sufficiency.
Divine Context: It frequently represents moments of testing, divine concealment, or judgment, serving as a backdrop where faith relies on God rather than self-sufficiency.
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