חֲשֵׁכָה

חֲשֵׁכָה noun feminine darkness (chiefly in poetry) — ׳ח Gen 15:12 + 2 t., so read also probably Mic 3:6 (for ᵑ0 חָֽשְׁכָה); חֲשֵׁיכָה Ps 139:12 construct חֶשְׁכַּת Ps 18:12 plural חֲשֵׁכִים Isa 50:10 — darkness, opposed to light (אוֺרָה) Ps 139:12 supernatural, גדולה ׳ח Gen 15:12 (JE); חֶשְׁכַּתֿ מַיִם Ps 18:12 in theoph. (but || 2Sam 22:12 חַשְׁרַתמֿים a mass of water); figurative = lack of understanding Ps 82:5 = distress Isa 8:22 (|| צָרָה), Isa 50:10.