Words the Bible translates as the dark
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 2 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- skotosσκότοςdarkness: the absence of light, used both for real physical dark and, far more often, for the realm and condition of life cut off from God
- ophelאֹפֶלgloom: darkness, in a rare word Hebrew poets use for the dark of the grave, of hidden violence, and of disaster
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Every English meaning beginning with T is on its letter page, and the whole index starts at Browse.