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Lexicon :: Strong's H5645 - ʿāḇ

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עָב
Transliteration
ʿāḇ
Pronunciation
awb
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1574a

Strong’s Definitions

עָב ʻâb, awb; (masculine and feminine); from H5743; properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse:—clay, (thick) cloud, × thick, thicket. Compare H5672.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x

The KJV translates Strong's H5645 in the following manner: cloud (29x), clay (1x), thick (1x), thickets (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x
The KJV translates Strong's H5645 in the following manner: cloud (29x), clay (1x), thick (1x), thickets (1x).

  1. darkness, cloud, thicket

    1. dark cloud

    2. cloud mass

    3. thicket (as refuge)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָב ʻâb, awb; (masculine and feminine); from H5743; properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse:—clay, (thick) cloud, × thick, thicket. Compare H5672.
STRONGS H5645: Abbreviations
II. עָב 33 noun masculineIsaiah 19:1 and (1 Kings 18:44 KöSynt. 103) feminine dark cloud, cloud-mass, thicket; — ע׳ absolute 1 Kings 18:44 +, construct Isaiah 18:4; Proverbs 16:15; plural עָבִים Judges 5:4 +, עָבוֺת 2 Samuel 23:4 + 2Sam 77:18; construct עָבֵי 2 Samuel 22:12; Psalm 18:12; suffix עָבָיו Psalm 18:13 (but probably strike out, see עבר
Qal near the end); —
1. dark cloud:
a. rain-cloud Judges 5:4; Isaiah 5:6; 1 Kings 18:44, 45 + 9 times
b. as high Isaiah 14:14; Job 20:6, + Ezekiel 19:11; Ezekiel 31:3, 10, 14 (reading בְָוֺת, see עֲבֹת).
c. chariot of י׳ Isaiah 19:1; Psalm 104:3; covering his eyes Job 22:14.
d. casting shadow Isaiah 25:5, compare 2 Samuel 23:4.
e. as swift Isaiah 60:8, and transient Isaiah 44:22; Job 30:15 (all simile).
f. disposed by God Job 36:29; Job 37:16.
g. טַל ע׳ Isaiah 18:4 cloud of dew, dew-mist (simile).
2. (cloud-) mass, שְׁחָקִים ע׳ 2 Samuel 22:12 masses of clouds (enwrapping י׳) = Psalm 18:12 (Psalm 13 see above).
3. thicket as refuge Jeremiah 4:29 (perhaps under Aramaic influence). — עַב Exodus 19:9 see עֲבִי below עבה. I. עָב see above
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

19:9

Judges

5:4; 5:4

2 Samuel

22:12; 22:12; 23:4; 23:4

1 Kings

18:44; 18:44; 18:44; 18:45

Job

20:6; 22:14; 30:15; 36:29; 37:16

Psalms

13; 18:12; 18:12; 18:13; 104:3

Proverbs

16:15

Isaiah

5:6; 14:14; 18:4; 18:4; 19:1; 19:1; 25:5; 44:22; 60:8

Jeremiah

4:29

Ezekiel

19:11; 31:3; 31:10; 31:14

H5645

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5645 matches the Hebrew עָב (ʿāḇ),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in 'Job' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:6 -

“Though his loftiness goes up to the heavens,

And his head touches the clouds H5645,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:14 -

‘Clouds H5645 are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see;

And He walks on the [fn]vault of heaven.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:8 -

“He wraps up the waters in His clouds H5645,

And the cloud does not break out under them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:15 -

“Terrors are turned against me;

They pursue my nobility as the wind,

And my hope for salvation has passed away like a cloud H5645.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:29 -

“Can anyone discern the spreading of the clouds H5645,

The thundering of His [fn]pavilion?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:11 -

“Also with moisture He loads the thick H5645 cloud H5645;

He scatters the cloud of His [fn]lightning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:16 -

“Do you know about the layers of the thick H5645 clouds H5645,

The wonders of one [fn]perfect in knowledge,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:34 -

“Can you raise your voice up to the clouds H5645,

So that an abundance of water will cover you?

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