What does "Darkness" mean in the Bible?

What does the Bible say about Darkness?

DARK'NESS. The darkness which constituted one of the plagues of Egypt might "be felt." Ex 10:21. This may have been occasioned by a thick, heavy vapor, or other sensible change in the atmosphere, which caused an entire interception of the sun's rays. It was evidently miraculous, and the dread and terror it inspired are vividly described. Ex 10:22-23. So of the darkness that shrouded the earth when our Saviour was put to death, Luke 23:44-45; it was manifestly miraculous, as no natural eclipse of the sun could take place at that period of the moon. "Darkness" is used in a metaphorical sense for ignorance or sin, John 1:5; Rom 13:12; Eph 5:11; for misery, Isa 5:30; Isa 59:9-10; for the final doom, Matt 8:12, God is said to dwell in the thick darkness. Ex 20:21; 1 Kgs 8:12.

What is the Hebrew word for Darkness?

Where does Darkness appear in the Bible?

Darkness is referenced in 101 verses across 32 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

• 1 Corinthians 4:5
• 1 John 1:6
• 1 Peter 2:9
• 1 Samuel 2:9
• 1 Thessalonians 5:4
• 1 Thessalonians 5:5
• 2 Corinthians 4:6
• 2 Corinthians 6:14
• 2 Peter 2:17
• 2 Samuel 22:12
• 2 Samuel 22:29
• Acts 2:20
• Acts 13:11
• Acts 26:18
• Amos 5:18
• Amos 5:20
• Colossians 1:13
• Deuteronomy 4:11
• Deuteronomy 5:23
• Ecclesiastes 2:13
• Ecclesiastes 2:14
• Ecclesiastes 5:17
• Ecclesiastes 6:4
• Ecclesiastes 11:8

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Darkness.