Difference in Hebrew between חֹ֔שֶׁךְ (ḥō·šeḵ) and וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ (wə·ḥō·šeḵ)

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khoshekh - חשך means "darkness"

vi'khoshekh - וחשך means "and darkness"

Remembering the following common conjunctions will be useful:

  • ו - and
  • ה - the
  • מ - from
  • ב - in
  • ש - that

For example, if I say, "bread and water from Christ", it would be

לחם ומים ממשיח

Lekhem vi'maim m'mashiakh

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The difference between the two is the same difference as between the English, "darkness," and "and darkness," because the letter—or more accurately, prefix—ו (waw) means "and" (among other things, and depending on the context). So yes, it is the same word in both instances, except one simply has a prefixed "and" (ו) meaning, "and darkness," instead of "darkness."

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