חָשֹׁךְ

«חָשֹׁךְ» in the Tanakh dictionary: obscure — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 1 verse in layers.

Used: 1 times · Key: 2823 · BDB: חָשֹׁךְ

Glosses

insignificant.[people] (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

obscure tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

adj. obscure, low tree →

The whole BDB entry

() adj. obscure, low, only mpl. as subst.; בַּל־יִתְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵי חֲשֻׁכִּים Pr 22:29 he shall not stand before obscure men (opp. לפני־מלכים).

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (4 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (4 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «חָשֹׁךְ» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Proverbs 22:29

חָזִ֡יתָ אִ֤ישׁ ׀ מָ֘הִ֤יר בִּמְלַאכְתּ֗וֹ לִֽפְנֵֽי־מְלָכִ֥ים יִתְיַצָּ֑ב בַּל־יִ֝תְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵ֥י חֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃פ

Word for word: you.see a.person skilled in work his before kings he.will.take.his.stand not he.will.take.his.stand before insignificant.[people]

JPS 1917: Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

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