Quick Definition
fainting
Strong's Definition
an envelope, i.e. (figuratively) mourning
Derivation: from H5968 (עָלַף);
KJV Usage: fainted.
TWOT Reference: 1634
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) wilted, fainted
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עֻלְפֶּה (ul.peh) — fainting. wilted, fainted
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun · עלף
Weak
becoming faint = process by which humans lose their strength as a result of a prolonged period of exertion and the need for food, drink and rest; ≈ extended metaphorically to denote trees
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[עָלַף] vb. cover Pu. covered, encrusted
Hithp. enwrap oneself; = swoon away
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