אֲפֵלָה (ʼăphêlâh) — Dark
Hebrew word study: אֲפֵלָה (ʼăphêlâh), Strong's H653. duskiness, figuratively, misfortune; concrete, concealment
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
duskiness, figuratively, misfortune; concrete, concealment
KJV translation words: dark, darkness, gloominess, [idiom] thick.
Strong's H653 is tagged on 10 words in 10 verses across 7 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 10:22 and last appears in Zephaniah 1:15.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 10)
- Exodus 10:22 — אֲפֵלָה — darkness
- Deuteronomy 28:29 — בָּאֲפֵלָה — in the darkness
- Proverbs 4:19 — כָּאֲפֵלָה — is like the darkness
- Proverbs 7:9 — וַאֲפֵלָה — and darkness
- Isaiah 8:22 — וַאֲפֵלָה — and gloom
- Isaiah 58:10 — וַאֲפֵלָתְךָ — and gloom your
- Isaiah 59:9 — בָּאֲפֵלוֹת — in the glooms
- Jeremiah 23:12 — בָּאֲפֵלָה — in the darkness
- Joel 2:2 — וַאֲפֵלָה — and gloom
- Zephaniah 1:15 — וַאֲפֵלָה — and gloom
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Named in this entry's derivation: H651 אָפֵל (ʼâphêl).
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What does ʼăphêlâh (H653) mean?
Duskiness, figuratively, misfortune; concrete, concealment.
How is H653 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H653 as: dark, darkness, gloominess, [idiom] thick..
How often does אֲפֵלָה (ʼăphêlâh) appear?
Strong's H653 is tagged on 10 words in 10 verses across 7 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 10:22 and last appears in Zephaniah 1:15.
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