מַחְשָׁךְ

מַחְשַׁךְ noun masculine dark place (poetry) — absolute ׳מ Isa 29:15; Isa 42:16 מַחְשָׁ֑ךְ Ps 88:19 plural מַחֲשַׁכִּים Ps 88:7; Ps 143:3 = Lam 3:6 construct מַחֲשַׁכֵּי Ps 74:20 — dark place:
  a. = hiding-place אֿרץ׳מח Ps 74:20.
  b. dark region, in which men may lose their way Isa 42:16.
  c. = grave, or שׁאול Ps 88:19 (see Che); of dark place of God's wrath (like She' ô l) Ps 88:7 compare Ps 143:3 = Lam 3:6.
  d. = secret place, secrecy (of plots) Isa 29:15.