Lexicon :: Strong's H653 - 'ăp̄ēlâ

אֲפֵלָה

Transliteration

'ăp̄ēlâ

Pronunciation

af-ay-law'

Part of Speech

feminine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From אָפֵל (H651)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 145c

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

אֲפֵלָה ʼăphêlâh, af-ay-law'; feminine of H651; duskiness, figuratively, misfortune; concrete, concealment:—dark, darkness, gloominess, × thick.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H653 in the following manner: darkness (6x), gloominess (2x), dark (1x), thick (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H653 in the following manner: darkness (6x), gloominess (2x), dark (1x), thick (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

darkness, gloominess, calamity
wickedness (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

אֲפֵלָה ʼăphêlâh, af-ay-law'; feminine of H651; duskiness, figuratively, misfortune; concrete, concealment:—dark, darkness, gloominess, × thick.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H653: Abbreviations

† אֲפֵלָה noun feminine darkness, gloominess, calamity — א׳ Exodus 10:22 +; אֲפֵלָתְךָ Isaiah 58:10; plural אֲפֵלוֺת Isaiah 59:9 —

1. darkness Deuteronomy 28:29; Proverbs 7:9 (|| אִישׁוֺן לַיְלָה); of supernatural darkness in Egypt Exodus 10:22; of day of.י׳ (compare Amos 5:20 below אָפֵל) Joel 2:2; Zephaniah 1:15 (both || חשׁך ענן, רְפל) simile of wickedness Jeremiah 23:18; Proverbs 4:19.

2. figurative of calamity Isaiah 8:22 (|| חֲשֵׁכָה), Isaiah 58:10 (|| חשׁך, opposed to צהרים), Isaiah 59:9 (|| id., opposed to נגהות)

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

10:22; 10:22

Deuteronomy

28:29

Proverbs

4:19; 7:9

Isaiah

8:22; 58:10; 58:10; 59:9; 59:9

Jeremiah

23:18

Joel

2:2

Amos

5:20

Zephaniah

1:15

Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon [?]

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number H653 matches the Hebrew אֲפֵלָה ('ăp̄ēlâ),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Exo 10:22

Exo 10:22 - And Moses^H4872 stretched forth^H5186 his hand^H3027 toward heaven;^H8064 and there was a thick^H653 darkness^H2822 in all the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 three^H7969 days:^H3117

Deu 28:29

Deu 28:29 - And thou shalt grope^H4959 at noonday,^H6672 as the blind^H5787 gropeth^H4959 in darkness,^H653 and thou shalt not prosper^H6743 in thy ways:^H1870 and thou shalt be only oppressed^H6231 and spoiled^H1497 evermore,^H3117 and no man shall save^H3467 thee.

Pro 4:19

Pro 4:19 - The way^H1870 of the wicked^H7563 is as darkness:^H653 they know^H3045 not at what they stumble.^H3782

Pro 7:9

Pro 7:9 - In the twilight,^H5399 in the evening,^H3117^H6153 in the black^H380 and dark^H653 night:^H3915

Isa 8:22

Isa 8:22 - And they shall look^H5027 unto the earth;^H776 and behold trouble^H6869 and darkness,^H2825 dimness^H4588 of anguish;^H6695 and they shall be driven^H5080 to darkness.^H653

Isa 58:10

Isa 58:10 - And if thou draw out^H6329 thy soul^H5315 to the hungry,^H7457 and satisfy^H7646 the afflicted^H6031 soul;^H5315 then shall thy light^H216 rise^H2224 in obscurity,^H2822 and thy darkness^H653 be as the noonday:^H6672

Isa 59:9

Isa 59:9 - Therefore is judgment^H4941 far^H7368 from us, neither doth justice^H6666 overtake^H5381 us: we wait^H6960 for light,^H216 but behold obscurity;^H2822 for brightness,^H5054 but we walk^H1980 in darkness.^H653

Jer 23:12

Jer 23:12 - Wherefore their way^H1870 shall be unto them as slippery^H2519 ways in the darkness:^H653 they shall be driven on,^H1760 and fall^H5307 therein: for I will bring^H935 evil^H7451 upon them, even the year^H8141 of their visitation,^H6486 saith^H5002 the LORD.^H3068

Joe 2:2

Joe 2:2 - A day^H3117 of darkness^H2822 and of gloominess,^H653 a day^H3117 of clouds^H6051 and of thick darkness,^H6205 as the morning^H7837 spread^H6566 upon the mountains:^H2022 a great^H7227 people^H5971 and a strong;^H6099 there hath not been^H1961 ever^H5769 the like, neither shall be any more^H3254 after^H310 it, even to the years^H8141 of many^H1755 generations.^H1755

Zep 1:15

Zep 1:15 - That day^H3117 is a day^H3117 of wrath,^H5678 a day^H3117 of trouble^H6869 and distress,^H4691 a day^H3117 of wasteness^H7722 and desolation,^H4875 a day^H3117 of darkness^H2822 and gloominess,^H653 a day^H3117 of clouds^H6051 and thick darkness,^H6205