עָב
Transliteration
ʿāḇ
Pronunciation
awb
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From עוּב (H5743)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1574a

Strong’s Definitions

עָב ʻâb, awb; (masculine and feminine); from H5743; properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse:—clay, (thick) cloud, × thick, thicket. Compare H5672.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x

The KJV translates Strong's H5645 in the following manner: cloud (29x), clay (1x), thick (1x), thickets (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x
The KJV translates Strong's H5645 in the following manner: cloud (29x), clay (1x), thick (1x), thickets (1x).

  1. darkness, cloud, thicket

    1. dark cloud

    2. cloud mass

    3. thicket (as refuge)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָב ʻâb, awb; (masculine and feminine); from H5743; properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse:—clay, (thick) cloud, × thick, thicket. Compare H5672.
STRONGS H5645: Abbreviations
II. עָב 33 noun masculineIsaiah 19:1 and (1 Kings 18:44 KöSynt. 103) feminine dark cloud, cloud-mass, thicket; — ע׳ absolute 1 Kings 18:44 +, construct Isaiah 18:4; Proverbs 16:15; plural עָבִים Judges 5:4 +, עָבוֺת 2 Samuel 23:4 + 2Sam 77:18; construct עָבֵי 2 Samuel 22:12; Psalm 18:12; suffix עָבָיו Psalm 18:13 (but probably strike out, see עבר
Qal near the end); —
1. dark cloud:
a. rain-cloud Judges 5:4; Isaiah 5:6; 1 Kings 18:44, 45 + 9 times
b. as high Isaiah 14:14; Job 20:6, + Ezekiel 19:11; Ezekiel 31:3, 10, 14 (reading בְָוֺת, see עֲבֹת).
c. chariot of י׳ Isaiah 19:1; Psalm 104:3; covering his eyes Job 22:14.
d. casting shadow Isaiah 25:5, compare 2 Samuel 23:4.
e. as swift Isaiah 60:8, and transient Isaiah 44:22; Job 30:15 (all simile).
f. disposed by God Job 36:29; Job 37:16.
g. טַל ע׳ Isaiah 18:4 cloud of dew, dew-mist (simile).
2. (cloud-) mass, שְׁחָקִים ע׳ 2 Samuel 22:12 masses of clouds (enwrapping י׳) = Psalm 18:12 (Psalm 13 see above).
3. thicket as refuge Jeremiah 4:29 (perhaps under Aramaic influence). — עַב Exodus 19:9 see עֲבִי below עבה. I. עָב see above
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

Exodus 19:9

Judges

Judges 5:4; Judges 5:4

2 Samuel

2 Samuel 22:12; 2 Samuel 22:12; 2 Samuel 23:4; 2 Samuel 23:4

1 Kings

1 Kings 18:44; 1 Kings 18:44; 1 Kings 18:44; 1 Kings 18:45

Job

Job 20:6; Job 22:14; Job 30:15; Job 36:29; Job 37:16

Psalms

13; Psalms 18:12; Psalms 18:12; Psalms 18:13; Psalms 104:3

Proverbs

Proverbs 16:15

Isaiah

Isaiah 5:6; Isaiah 14:14; Isaiah 18:4; Isaiah 18:4; Isaiah 19:1; Isaiah 19:1; Isaiah 25:5; Isaiah 44:22; Isaiah 60:8

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:29

Ezekiel

Ezekiel 19:11; Ezekiel 31:3; Ezekiel 31:10; Ezekiel 31:14