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Lexicon :: Strong's H6205 - ʿărāp̄el

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עֲרָפֶל
Transliteration
ʿărāp̄el
Pronunciation
ar-aw-fel'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from עָרַף (H6201)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1701b

Strong’s Definitions

עֲרָפֶל ʻărâphel, ar-aw-fel'; probably from H6201; gloom (as of a lowering sky):—(gross, thick) dark (cloud, -ness).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H6205 in the following manner: thick darkness (8x), darkness (3x), gross darkness (2x), dark cloud (1x), dark (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's H6205 in the following manner: thick darkness (8x), darkness (3x), gross darkness (2x), dark cloud (1x), dark (1x).

  1. cloud, heavy or dark cloud, darkness, gross darkness, thick darkness

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֲרָפֶל ʻărâphel, ar-aw-fel'; probably from H6201; gloom (as of a lowering sky):—(gross, thick) dark (cloud, -ness).
STRONGS H6205: Abbreviations
† עֲרָפֶל noun masculine cloud, heavy cloud (perhaps from above √ + ל afformative; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Syriac bdb079109; Targum עֲרָפֵילָא; Mandean ארפילא NöM 126, 128; on vocaliz. see BaNB 160 and against him SchwZAW x (1890), 178 who proposes עַרְפֶּל); — ע׳ in which God dwells Exodus 20:18 (Gi; van d. H. Exodus 20:21), 1 Kings 8:12 2 Chronicles 6:1; + עָנָן Deuteronomy 4:11 (also חשֶׁח), Deuteronomy 5:19; Psalm 97:2; Job 22:13 see בַּעַד; תַּחַת רַגְלָיו ע׳ 2 Samuel 22:10 = Psalm 18:10; as swaddling-bands of sea Job 38:9; figurative of misery Isaiah 60:2 (|| חשֶׁח); of י׳'s judgment Jeremiah 13:16 (|| צַלְמָוֶת), as a past day יוֺם עָנָן וַע׳ Ezekiel 34:12 = (of future day of י׳) Zephaniah 1:15 (|| יוֺם חשֶׁח וַאֲפֵלָה) = Joel 2:2 (|| id.).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

20:18; 20:21

Deuteronomy

4:11; 5:19

2 Samuel

22:10

1 Kings

8:12

2 Chronicles

6:1

Job

22:13; 38:9

Psalms

18:10; 97:2

Isaiah

60:2

Jeremiah

13:16

Ezekiel

34:12

Joel

2:2

Zephaniah

1:15

H6205

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6205 matches the Hebrew עֲרָפֶל (ʿărāp̄el),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:21 - So the people stood at a distance, while Moses approached the thick H6205 darkness H6205 where God was.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:11 - “You came forward and stood at the foot of the mountain, and the mountain was burning with fire to the heart of the heavens: darkness, cloud, and thick H6205 gloom H6205.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:22 -

“These words the LORD spoke to your whole assembly at the mountain from the midst of the fire, from the cloud, and from the thick H6205 darkness H6205, with a great voice, and He added nothing more. He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:10 -

“He also bowed the heavens down low, and came down

With thick H6205 darkness H6205 under His feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:12 -

Then Solomon said,

“The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick H6205 darkness H6205.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:1 -

Then Solomon said,

“The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick H6205 darkness H6205.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:13 -

“But you say, ‘What does God know?

Can He judge through the thick H6205 darkness H6205?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:9 -

When I made a cloud its garment,

And thick H6205 darkness H6205 its swaddling bands,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:9 -

He also bowed the heavens down low, and came down

With thick H6205 darkness H6205 under His feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:2 -

Clouds and thick H6205 darkness H6205 surround Him;

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:2 -

“For behold, darkness will cover the earth

And deep H6205 darkness H6205 the peoples;

But the LORD will rise upon you

And His glory will appear upon you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:16 -

Give glory to the LORD your God

Before He brings darkness

And before your feet stumble

On the mountains in the dark,

And while you are hoping for light

He makes it into gloom,

And turns it into thick H6205 darkness H6205.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:12 - “As a shepherd cares for his flock on a day when he is among his scattered [fn]sheep, so I will care for My [fn]sheep and will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a cloudy and gloomy H6205 day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:2 -

A day of darkness and gloom,

A day of clouds and thick H6205 darkness H6205.

As dawn is spread over the mountains,

So there is a great and mighty people;

There has never been anything like it,

Nor will there be again after it

To the years of many generations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:15 -

That day is a day of anger,

A day of trouble and distress,

A day of destruction and desolation,

A day of darkness and gloom,

A day of clouds and thick H6205 darkness H6205,

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