What does "Black" mean in the Bible?
Properly the absence of all colour. In Prov. 7:9 the Hebrew word means, as in the margin of the Revised Version, “the pupil of the eye.” It is translated “apple” of the eye in Deut. 32:10; Ps. 17:8; Prov. 7:2. Black appears in 5 verses across 3 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Black?
Properly the absence of all colour. In Prov. 7:9 the Hebrew word means, as in the margin of the Revised Version, “the pupil of the eye.” It is translated “apple” of the eye in Deut. 32:10; Ps. 17:8; Prov. 7:2. It is a different word which is rendered “black” in Lev. 13:31, 37; Cant. 1:5; 5:11; and Zech. 6:2, 6. It is uncertain what the “black marble” of Esther 1:6 was which formed a part of the mosaic pavement.
Definition text: Easton's Bible Dictionary · 1897. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Black?
Where does Black appear in the Bible?
Black is referenced in 5 verses across 3 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Leviticus 13:31
- Leviticus 13:37
- Song of Songs 5:11
- Zechariah 6:2
- Zechariah 6:6
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Black.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Black?
Black appears in 5 verses across 3 books, most often in Leviticus, which accounts for 2 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Black?
Leviticus, Zechariah, Song of Songs.
Where can I read every verse about Black?
This page lists 5 of them. Protos carries all 5, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
