Luke 23:44
New Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour."
Word-by-Word Analysis
סָבִיב
çâbîyb
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
שִׁשִּׁי
shishshîy
sixth, ord. or (feminine) fractional
חֹשֶׁךְ
chôshek
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
עַד
ʻad
{as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)}
Key Terms in This Verse
חֹשֶׁךְ chôshek
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
Study H2822 →עַד ʻad
{as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)}
Study H5705 →סָבִיב çâbîyb
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
Study H5439 →Cross References
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!
And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.
And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
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