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H652 אֹפֶל (ʼôphel) o'fel

Hebrew
Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

darkness

Strong's Definition

dusk

Derivation: from the same as H651 (אָפֵל);

KJV Usage: darkness, obscurity, privily.

TWOT Reference: 145a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) darkness, gloom
2) spiritual unreceptivity, calamity (fig.)

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אֹ֫פֶל (o.phel) — darkness. 1) darkness, gloom 2) spiritual unreceptivity, calamity (fig.)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m · אָפֵל · אֲפֵלָה · מַאֲפֵל · מַאְפֵּלְיָה

Dark | ≈ חֹשֶׁךְ · עֵיפָה · צַלְמָוֶת | ≠ אֹור · צָהֳרַיִם

deep darkness = state of total absence of light; ≈ associated with suffering and death

JOB 3:6 · JOB 10:22 · JOB 10:22 · JOB 23:17 · JOB 28:3 · JOB 30:26 · PSA 11:2 · PSA 91:6 · ISA 29:18

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אֹ֫פֶל n.m. darkness, gloom darkness

esp. fig. of calamity

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Bible Occurrences (8)

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