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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #5939 - עֲלָטָה
Transliteration
ʻălâṭâh
Phonetics
al-aw-taw'
Origin
from an unused root meaning to cover
Parts of Speech
feminine noun
TWOT
1626
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition
- thick darkness
Frequency Lists
- Book
- Word
Verse Results
ASV (4)
Genesis
1
Ezekiel
3
BSB (4)
Genesis
1
Ezekiel
3
CSB (4)
Genesis
1
Ezekiel
3
ESV (4)
Genesis
1
Ezekiel
3
KJV (4)
Genesis
1
Ezekiel
3
LEB (4)
Genesis
1
Ezekiel
3
LSB (5)
Genesis
2
Ezekiel
3
N95 (5)
Genesis
2
Ezekiel
3
NAS (5)
Genesis
2
Ezekiel
3
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (4)
Genesis
1
Ezekiel
3
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
עֲלָטָה noun feminine thick darkness **< darkness, dusk, which suits both passages (Bevan, privately). (Late Hebrew עֲלָטָה (rare); according to Ba Esther 5 transposes from Arabic 
[ be cloudy]; 
darkness); — absolute ׳ע, attending sunset Genesis 15:17 (with verb masculine; Albr ZAW xv (1895), 325 Kö Synt. § 350 e read הָֽיְתָה); ׳בַּע Ezekiel 12:7 ("" בָּעֶרֶב), Ezekiel 12:6; Ezekiel 12:12.
[ be cloudy]; darkness); — absolute ׳ע, attending sunset Genesis 15:17 (with verb masculine; Albr ZAW xv (1895), 325 Kö Synt. § 350 e read הָֽיְתָה); ׳בַּע Ezekiel 12:7 ("" בָּעֶרֶב), Ezekiel 12:6; Ezekiel 12:12. עֵלִי, עֱלִי, עִלִּי, עֲלִיָּה, עֶלְיוֺן see עלה. p. 750f
עֲלֵי see עַל. עַלְיָה, עַלְיָן see עלוה, עלוז.p.752
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
עֲלָטָה f. thick darkness, Genesis 15:17; Ezekiel 12:6, Ezekiel 12:7, 12 Ezekiel 12:12.
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List of Word Forms
בָּעֲלָטָ֣ה בָּעֲלָטָ֥ה בעלטה וַעֲלָטָ֖ה ועלטה bā‘ălāṭāh bā·‘ă·lā·ṭāh baalaTah vaalaTah wa‘ălāṭāh wa·‘ă·lā·ṭāh
