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Lexicon :: Strong's H5939 - ʿălāṭâ

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עֲלָטָה
Transliteration
ʿălāṭâ
Pronunciation
al-aw-taw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to cover
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1626

Strong’s Definitions

עֲלָטָה ʻălâṭâh, al-aw-taw'; feminine from an unused root meaning to cover; dusk:—dark, twilight.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H5939 in the following manner: twilight (3x), dark (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H5939 in the following manner: twilight (3x), dark (1x).

  1. thick darkness

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֲלָטָה ʻălâṭâh, al-aw-taw'; feminine from an unused root meaning to cover; dusk:—dark, twilight.
STRONGS H5939: Abbreviations
† עֲלָטָה noun feminine thick darkness **< darkness, dusk, which suits both passages (Bevan, privately). (Late Hebrew עֲלָטָה (rare); according to BaES 5 transposes from Arabic bdb075901 [be cloudy]; bdb075902 darkness); — absolute ע׳, attending sunset Genesis 15:17 (with verb masculine; AlbrZAW xv (1895), 325 KöSynt. § 350 e read הָֽיְתָה); בַּע׳ Ezekiel 12:7 (|| בָּעֶרֶב), Ezekiel 12:6; Ezekiel 12:12.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

15:17

Esther

5

Ezekiel

12:6; 12:7; 12:12

H5939

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5939 matches the Hebrew עֲלָטָה (ʿălāṭâ),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 15:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:17 - And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold, a smoking furnace, and a flaming torch that passed between these pieces.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:6 - In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulder, and carry it forth in the dark; thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the land: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:7 - And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for removing, and in the even I digged through the wall with my hand; I brought it forth in the dark, and bare it upon my shoulder in their sight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:12 - And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the dark, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, because he shall not see the land with his eyes.
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