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