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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), 325Synt. § 350 e read הָֽיְתָה); בַּע׳ Ezekiel 12:7 (|| בָּעֶרֶב), Ezekiel 12:6; Ezekiel 12:12.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:17 - ἐπεὶ δὲ ἐγίνετο ἥλιος πρὸς δυσμαῖς φλὸξ ἐγένετο καὶ ἰδοὺ κλίβανος καπνιζόμενος καὶ λαμπάδες πυρός αἳ διῆλθον ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν διχοτομημάτων τούτων
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:6 - ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν ἐπ᾽ ὤμων ἀναλημφθήσῃ καὶ κεκρυμμένος ἐξελεύσῃ τὸ πρόσωπόν σου συγκαλύψεις καὶ οὐ μὴ ἴδῃς τὴν γῆν διότι τέρας δέδωκά σε τῷ οἴκῳ Ισραηλ
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:7 - καὶ ἐποίησα οὕτως κατὰ πάντα ὅσα ἐνετείλατό μοι καὶ σκεύη ἐξήνεγκα ὡς σκεύη αἰχμαλωσίας ἡμέρας καὶ ἑσπέρας διώρυξα ἐμαυτῷ τὸν τοῖχον καὶ κεκρυμμένος ἐξῆλθον ἐπ᾽ ὤμων ἀνελήμφθην ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:12 - καὶ ἄρχων ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν ἐπ᾽ ὤμων ἀρθήσεται καὶ κεκρυμμένος ἐξελεύσεται διὰ τοῦ τοίχου καὶ διορύξει τοῦ ἐξελθεῖν αὐτὸν δι᾽ αὐτοῦ τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ συγκαλύψει ὅπως μὴ ὁραθῇ ὀφθαλμῷ καὶ αὐτὸς τὴν γῆν οὐκ ὄψεται
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