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# darkness

«darkness» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **when there is little or no light** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (darkness — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Darkness is when there is little or no light. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/darkness/#m1)

2) Darkness can also mean evil or sadness in stories. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/darkness/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: In Genesis, God separates light from darkness at creation. The thick darkness at Sinai is read as the cloud of mystery around God's presence. In the primary lessons: In science darkness is the absence of light: we can only see when light enters our eyes, so in total darkness we see nothing. In stories darkness builds fear or mystery. Phrases: «in darkness», «in the darkness», «total darkness», «the darkness of night».

### examples

- And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. (Torah GEN.1.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/darkness/#x1)
- And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness. (Torah GEN.1.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/darkness/#x2)
- And the people stood afar off; but Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. (Torah EXO.20.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/darkness/#x3)
- It is darkness, and not light. (Prophets AMO.5.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/darkness/#x4)
- Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? (Prophets AMO.5.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/darkness/#x5)
- They change the night into day; the light is short because of darkness. (Writings JOB.17.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/darkness/#x6)
- The room was in total darkness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/darkness/#x7)
- Owls can hunt in the darkness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/darkness/#x8)
- We waited in the darkness for the fireworks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/darkness/#x9)
- Darkness fell over the town. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/darkness/#x10)
- In stories, the hero fights the forces of darkness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/darkness/#x11)
- Some children feel scared of the darkness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/darkness/#x12)
- Cats see better than people in darkness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/darkness/#x13)
- The darkness of night came on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/darkness/#x14)

### note

Uncountable. Formed from dark + -ness. Myth: cats cannot see in total darkness; they need at least a little light. Darkness is not a thing that comes in, it is simply the lack of light.

### In the corpora

- [And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.3/)
- [And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.4/)
- [And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.292/)
- [And the people stood afar off; but Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.574/)
- [He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and thick darkness was under His feet.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.669/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «darkness» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/darkness/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.