Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root חשך

pattern KATEL

חָשֵׁךְ chashech
חֲשֵׁכָה chashecha

dark, gloomy (lit.)

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
חָשֵׁךְ chashech
חֲשֵׁכָה chashecha
חֲשֵׁכִים chashechim
חֲשֵׁכוֹת chashechot

Notes

The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

See also

  • Noun – kotel pattern, masculine חוֹשֶׁךְ darkness
  • Adjective – katul pattern חָשׁוּךְ dark
  • Verb – pa'al לַחְשׁוֹךְ to become dark
  • Verb – hif'il לְהַחְשִׁיךְ to darken, to make dark; to become dark