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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.).
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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 - The people kept their distance, but Moses drew near the thick darkness where God was.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:11 - You approached and stood at the foot of the mountain, a mountain ablaze to the sky above it and yet dark with a thick cloud.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:22 - The LORD said these things to your entire assembly at the mountain from the middle of the fire, the cloud, and the darkness with a loud voice, and that was all he said. Then he inscribed the words on two stone tablets and gave them to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:10 - He made the sky sink as he descended; a thick cloud was 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 lives in thick darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:1 - Then Solomon said, "The LORD has said that he lives in thick darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:13 - But you have said, 'What does God know? Does he judge through such deep darkness?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:9 - when I made the storm clouds its garment, and thick darkness its swaddling band,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:9 - He made the sky sink as he descended; a thick cloud was under his feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:2 - Dark clouds surround him; equity and justice are the foundation of his throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:2 - For, look, darkness covers the earth and deep darkness covers the nations, but the LORD shines on you; his splendor appears over you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:16 - Show the LORD your God the respect that is due him. Do it before he brings the darkness of disaster. Do it before you stumble into distress like a traveler on the mountains at twilight. Do it before he turns the light of deliverance you hope for into the darkness and gloom of exile.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:12 - As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his scattered sheep, so I will seek out my flock. I will rescue them from all the places where they have been scattered on a cloudy, dark day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:2 - It will be a day of dreadful darkness, a day of foreboding storm clouds, like blackness spread over the mountains. It is a huge and powerful army - there has never been anything like it ever before, and there will not be anything like it for many generations to come!

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:15 - That day will be a day of God's anger, a day of distress and hardship, a day of devastation and ruin, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and dark skies,
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