חושך

Hebrew

Root
ח־שׁ־ך (kh-sh-k)
5 terms

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈχo.ʃeχ/
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Noun

חושך / חֹשֶׁךְ • (khóshekh) m [pattern: קֹטֶל]

  1. darkness
    Synonym: (literary) עֲלָטָה
  2. evil, forces of darkness

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Yiddish: חושך (khoyshekh)

References

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew חושך / חֹשֶׁךְ.

Noun

חושך • (khoyshekh) m

  1. darkness
  2. gloom

Synonyms

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