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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33

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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #6205 - עֲרָפֶל

Transliteration

ʻărâphel

Phonetics

ar-aw-fel'

Origin

probably from (H6201)

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

1701b

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

cloud, heavy or dark cloud, darkness, gross darkness, thick darkness

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 3509 ‑ νέφος (nef'‑os); 1105 ‑ γνόφος (gnof'‑os); 2366 ‑ θύελλα (thoo'‑el‑lah); 4655 ‑ σκότος (skot'‑os);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (15)

Exodus 1

Deuteronomy 2

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 2

Psalms 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

Joel 1

Zephaniah 1

BSB (15)

Exodus 1

Deuteronomy 2

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 2

Psalms 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

Joel 1

Zephaniah 1

CSB (13)

Exodus 1

Deuteronomy 1

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 2

Psalms 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

Joel 1

Zephaniah 1

ESV (15)

Exodus 1

Deuteronomy 2

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 2

Psalms 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

Joel 1

Zephaniah 1

KJV (15)

Exodus 1

Deuteronomy 2

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 2

Psalms 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

Joel 1

Zephaniah 1

LEB (12)

Exodus 1

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 2

Psalms 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

Joel 1

Zephaniah 1

LSB (29)

Exodus 2

Deuteronomy 4

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 2

2 Chronicles 2

Job 4

Psalms 4

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 2

Ezekiel 1

Joel 2

Zephaniah 2

N95 (24)

Exodus 2

Deuteronomy 4

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 2

2 Chronicles 2

Job 4

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

Joel 2

Zephaniah 2

NAS (29)

Exodus 2

Deuteronomy 4

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 2

2 Chronicles 2

Job 4

Psalms 4

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

Joel 2

Zephaniah 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (15)

Exodus 1

Deuteronomy 2

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 1

Job 2

Psalms 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

Joel 1

Zephaniah 1

ASV (15)

and dark 1

and darkness 1

and gross darkness 1

and of the thick darkness 1

and thick darkness 4

in the thick darkness 2

it gross darkness 1

thereof, and thick darkness 1

through the thick darkness 1

unto the thick darkness 1

with darkness 1

BSB (15)

and blackness 2

and darkness 2

and deep 1

and the deep darkness 1

and thick darkness 2

in the thick cloud 2

the thick darkness 1

thick darkness 2

with dark clouds 2

CSB (13)

blackness 1

cloud 2

dark 1

darkness 4

dense overcast 1

thick darkness 4

ESV (15)

darkness 2

gloom 2

thick darkness 11

KJV (15)

cloud 1

dark 1

darkness 13

LEB (12)

a thick cloud 1

a very thick cloud 1

and thick clouds 1

and thick darkness 4

deep gloom 1

in the deep gloom 1

in the very thick cloud 1

it as thick darkness 1

the very thick cloud 1

LSB (29)

darkness 3

dense 11

gloom 11

gloomy 1

thick 3

N95 (24)

cloud 3

darkness 6

deep 1

gloom 3

gloomy 1

thick 10

NAS (29)

darkness 13

deep 1

gloom 1

gloomy 1

thick 13

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (15)

and blackness 1

and dark 1

and darkness 1

and gross darkness 1

and of the thick darkness 1

and thick darkness 1

in the thick darkness 2

it gross darkness 1

it in thick darkness 1

thick darkness 2

through the thick darkness 1

to the thick darkness 1

with darkness 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

3067) l p r g (גהרפל GhRPL) AC: ? CO: Dark AB: ?: [from: ro- dark clouds]

N^m ) l p r g (גהרפל GhRPL) - Thick Darkness: A heavy darkness that can be felt. KJV (15): thick darkness, darkness, gross darkness, dark cloud, dark - Strongs: H6205 (עֲרָפֶל)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

עֲרָפֶל noun masculine cloud, heavy cloud (perhaps from above √ + ל afformative; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Syriac

; ᵑ7עֲרָפֵילָא; Mandean ארפילא Nö^{M 126,128}; on vocaliz. see Ba^{NB 160 and against him} Schw^{ZAW x (1890), 178} who proposes עַרְמֶּל); — ׳ע in which God dwells Exodus 20:18 (Gi; van d. H. Exodus 20:21), 1 Kings 8:12 2 Chronicles 6:1; + עָנָן Deuteronomy 4:11 (also חשֶׁח), Deuteronomy 5:19; Psalm 97:2; Job 22:13 see בַּעַד; תַּחַת רַגְלָיו׳ע 2 Samuel 22:10 = Psalm 18:10; as swaddling-bands of sea Job 38:9; figurative of misery Isaiah 60:2 ("" חשֶׁח); of ׳י s judgment Jeremiah 13:16 ("" צַלְמָוֶת), as a past day ׳יוֺם עָנָן וַע Ezekiel 34:12 = (of future day of ׳י) Zephaniah 1:15 ("" יוֺם חשֶׁח וַאֲפֵלָה) = Joel 2:2 ("" id.).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

עֲרָפֶל m. quadrilitt. darkness of clouds, thick clouds, Exodus 20:21; Deuteronomy 4:11; 1 Kings 8:12; Psalms 18:10. Syr. ܥܰܪܦܶܠܳ id., ܐܬܶܥܰܪܦܰܠ to make dark. Blended apparently from the triliterals עָרִיף a cloud, and אָפַל to be dark. To this corresponds the Greek ὀρφνός, obscure, dark, ὄρφνη, darkness, especially of the night.

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List of Word Forms

בָּעֲרָפֶֽל׃ בערפל׃ הָֽעֲרָפֶ֔ל הערפל וְהָֽעֲרָפֶ֔ל וַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗ל וַעֲרָפֶ֔ל וַעֲרָפֶ֖ל וַעֲרָפֶ֣ל וַעֲרָפֶֽל׃ והערפל וערפל וערפל׃ לַעֲרָפֶֽל׃ לערפל׃ עֲרָפֶ֣ל ערפל ‘ă·rā·p̄el ‘ărāp̄el araFel bā‘ărāp̄el bā·‘ă·rā·p̄el baaraFel hā‘ărāp̄el hā·‘ă·rā·p̄el haaraFel la‘ărāp̄el la·‘ă·rā·p̄el laaraFel vaaraFel vehaaraFel wa‘ărāp̄el wa·‘ă·rā·p̄el wə·hā·‘ă·rā·p̄el wəhā‘ărāp̄el