אֹפֶל
Transliteration
'ōp̄el
Pronunciation
o'fel
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as אָפֵל (H651)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 145a

Strong’s Definitions

אֹפֶל ʼôphel, o'fel; from the same as H651; dusk:—darkness, obscurity, privily.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H652 in the following manner: darkness (7x), privily (1x), obscurity (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H652 in the following manner: darkness (7x), privily (1x), obscurity (1x).

  1. darkness, gloom

  2. spiritual unreceptivity, calamity (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֹפֶל ʼôphel, o'fel; from the same as H651; dusk:—darkness, obscurity, privily.
STRONGS H652: Abbreviations
† אֹ֫פֶל noun masculine Job 3:6 darkness, gloom (only in poetry) -א׳ always absolute —
1. darkness,, of night Psalm 91:6 (opposed to צָֽהֳרַיִם deep in the earth,אֶבֶן א׳ Job 28:3 (|| חשֶׁח צַלְמָוֶת); darkness, gloom of underworld Job 10:22 (twice in verse) (|| אֶרֶץ חשֶׁח עֵיפָפָה א׳ צַלְמָוֶת); personified Job 3:6 that night — let darkness take it יִקָּחֵהוּ א׳; figurative of spiritual darkness Isaiah 29:18 (|| חשֵׁח); of secrecy, treachery Psalm 11:2.
2. especially figurative of calamity, Job 23:17 (|| H2822 חשׁך which see), Job 30:26 (opposed to אוֺר).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

3:6; 3:6; 10:22; 23:17; 28:3; 30:26

Psalms

11:2; 91:6

Isaiah

29:18