2 Samuel 22:12:22 Sam.22.12.W2TAB
חֹ֛שֶׁךְ
khoshekh
“darkness”
- Transliteration
- KHO-shekh
- Extended
- KHOH-shehkh
- IPA
- /ˈħoː.ʃɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- darkness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHO-shekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-shet KHO-shekh
- clause
va-YA-shet KHO-shekh se-vi-vo-TAV su-KOT
- sentence
va-YA-shet KHO-shekh se-vi-vo-TAV su-KOT kha-she-RAT-ma-YIM a-VE she-kha-KIM
Exegesis
The noun choshekh {חֹשֶׁךְ | ḥōšēḵ} ‘darkness’ functions as the direct object, followed by sevivotav {סְבִיבֹתָ֖יו | səvîvôṯāw} ‘around him’, indicating divine enclosure.
Root and etymology
ש־ח־ך
“darkness, concealment”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:12
He set darkness around Him as shelters—dark waters and thick skies.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 22:12, so the Hebrew word חֹ֛שֶׁךְ (khoshekh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Sam.22.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.12.W2.S1) and character.