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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 BoxExo 20:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:21 - So the people H5971 stood H5975 at a distance, H7350 while Moses H4872 approached H5066 the thick H6205 cloud H6205 where H834 H8033 God H430 was.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:11 - “You came H7126 near H7126 and stood H5975 at the foot H8478 of the mountain, H2022 and the mountain H2022 burned H1197 with fire H784 to the very heart H3820 of the heavens: H8064 darkness, H2822 cloud H6051 and thick H6205 gloom. H6205

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:22 - “These H428 words H1697 the LORD H3068 spoke H1696 to all H3605 your assembly H6951 at the mountain H2022 from the midst H8432 of the fire, H784 of the cloud H6051 and of the thick H6205 gloom, H6205 with a great H1419 voice, H6963 and He added H3254 no H3808 more. H3254 He wrote H3789 them on two H8147 tablets H3871 of stone H68 and gave H5414 them to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:10 - “He bowed H5186 the heavens H8064 also, and came H3381 down H3381
With thick H6205 darkness H6205 under H8478 His feet. H7272

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:12 - Then H227 Solomon H8010 said, H559
“The LORD H3068 has said H559 that He would dwell H7931 in the thick H6205 cloud. H6205

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:1 - Then H227 Solomon H8010 said, H559
“The LORD H3068 has said H559 that He would dwell H7931 in the thick H6205 cloud. H6205

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:13 - “You say, H559 ‘What H4100 does God H410 know? H3045
Can He judge H8199 through H1157 the thick H6205 darkness? H6205

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:9 - When I made H7760 a cloud H6051 its garment H3830
And thick H6205 darkness H6205 its swaddling H2854 band, H2854

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:9 - He bowed H5186 the heavens H8064 also, and came H3381 down H3381
With thick H6205 darkness H6205 under H8478 His feet. H7272

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:2 - Clouds H6051 and thick H6205 darkness H6205 surround H5439 Him;
Righteousness H6664 and justice H4941 are the foundation H4349 of His throne. H3678

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:2 - “For behold, H2009 darkness H2822 will cover H3680 the earth H776
And deep H6205 darkness H6205 the peoples; H3816
But the LORD H3068 will rise H2224 upon you
And His glory H3519 will appear H7200 upon you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:16 - Give H5414 glory H3519 to the LORD H3068 your God, H430
Before H2962 He brings H2821 darkness H2821
And before H2962 your feet H7272 stumble H5062
On the dusky H5399 mountains, H2022
And while you are hoping H6960 for light H216
He makes H7760 it into deep H6757 darkness, H6757
And turns H7896 it into gloom. H6205

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:12 - “As a shepherd H7462 [fn]cares H1243 for his herd H5739 in the day H3117 when he is among H8432 his scattered H6567 [fn]sheep, H6629 so H3651 I will [fn]care H1239 for My [fn]sheep H6629 and will deliver H5337 them from all H3605 the places H4725 to which H834 they were scattered H6327 on a cloudy H6051 and gloomy H6205 day. H3117

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:2 - A day H3117 of darkness H2822 and gloom, H653
A day H3117 of clouds H6051 and thick H6205 darkness. H6205
As the dawn H7837 is spread H6566 over H5921 the mountains, H2022
So there is a great H7227 and mighty H6099 people; H5971
There has never H3808 H4480 H5769 been H1961 anything like H3644 it,
Nor H3808 will there be again H3254 after H310 it
To the years H8141 of many H1755 generations. H1755

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:15 - A day H3117 of wrath H5678 is that day, H3117
A day H3117 of trouble H6869 and distress, H4691
A day H3117 of destruction H7722 and desolation, H4875
A day H3117 of darkness H2822 and gloom, H653
A day H3117 of clouds H6051 and thick H6205 darkness, H6205
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