Word Study · Strong's H5645 · Hebrew
עָב
ab
awb
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻâb
“properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse
Rendered in the KJV as
clay, (thick) cloud, [idiom] thick, thicket. Compare H5672 (עֲבִי).
- 31occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 10 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 26inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 31 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 26
- עָ֑ב4
- עָבֵ֥י2
- עָבִ֣ים2
- בְּעַ֣ב1
- בְּעָבָ֑יו1
- בְּעָבִ֗ים1
- בֶעָבִ֖ים1
- בֶּעָבִ֔ים1
- הֶעָבִ֥ים1
- הֶעָבִ֖ים1
- הֶעָבִים֙1
- וּ֝כְעָ֗ב1
and 14 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 20
- clouds5
- a cloud3
- the clouds3
- [the] cloud[s]2
- dark clouds of2
- to the cloud[s]2
- [is] like a cloud of1
- [the] clouds1
- [the] dark cloud[s]1
- and like a cloud1
- dark cloud1
- dark clouds his1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 12
- noun · masculine singular7
- noun · masculine plural4
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular4
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural3
- noun · feminine plural2
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)2
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine plural2
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular1
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
- preposition + noun · masculine plural1
- preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 7
- HNcmpa · 4
- HRd/Ncmsa · 4
- HR/Ncmsc · 3
- HTd/Ncmpa · 3
- HNcfpa · 2
- HNcmpc · 2
- HRd/Ncmpa · 2
- HC/R/Ncmsa · 1
- HNcmpc/Sp3ms · 1
- HR/Ncmpa · 1
- HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms · 1
All 31, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Job carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
2 Samuel2 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 22:12עָבֵ֥יʾaveinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.here: dark clouds of
- 2 Samuel 23:4עָב֔וֹתavotnoun · feminine pluralis like the light of the morning at sunrise of a cloudless dawn, the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth.’here: clouds
1 Kings2 occurrences
- 1 Kings 18:44עָ֛בʾavnoun · masculine singularOn the seventh time the servant reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.” And Elijah replied, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’”here: a cloud
- 1 Kings 18:45עָבִ֣יםʾavimnoun · masculine pluralMeanwhile, the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and a heavy rain began to fall. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel.here: clouds
Job8 occurrences
- Job 20:6לָעָ֥בlaavpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThough his arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head touches the clouds,here: to the cloud[s]
- Job 22:14עָבִ֣יםʾavimnoun · masculine pluralThick clouds veil Him so He does not see us as He traverses the vault of heaven.’here: clouds
- Job 26:8בְּעָבָ֑יוbeavavpreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.here: in clouds his
- Job 30:15וּ֝כְעָ֗בukheavconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singularTerrors are turned loose against me; they drive away my dignity as by the wind, and my prosperity has passed like a cloud.here: and like a cloud
- Job 36:29עָ֑בʾavnoun · masculine singularFurthermore, who can understand how the clouds spread out, how the thunder roars from His pavilion?here: dark cloud
- Job 37:11עָ֑בʾavnoun · masculine singularHe loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them.here: [the] dark cloud[s]
- Job 37:16עָ֑בʾavnoun · masculine singularDo you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?here: [the] cloud[s]
- Job 38:34לָעָ֣בlaavpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularCan you command the clouds so that a flood of water covers you?here: to the cloud[s]
Psalms5 occurrences
- Psalms 18:11עָבֵ֥יʾaveinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.here: dark clouds of
- Psalms 18:12עָבָ֥יוʾavavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularFrom the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced— hailstones and coals of fire.here: dark clouds his
- Psalms 77:17עָב֗וֹתavotnoun · feminine pluralThe clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth.here: clouds
- Psalms 104:3עָבִ֥יםʾavimnoun · masculine plurallaying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.here: clouds
- Psalms 147:8בְּעָבִ֗יםbeavimpreposition + noun · masculine pluralwho covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.here: with clouds
Ecclesiastes3 occurrences
- Ecclesiastes 11:3הֶעָבִ֥יםheavimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralIf the clouds are full, they will pour out rain upon the earth; whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there it will lie.here: the clouds
- Ecclesiastes 11:4בֶעָבִ֖יםveavimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralHe who watches the wind will fail to sow, and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap.here: on the clouds
- Ecclesiastes 12:2הֶעָבִ֖יםheavimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralbefore the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened, and the clouds return after the rain,here: the clouds
Isaiah7 occurrences
- Isaiah 5:6הֶעָבִים֙heavimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralI will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.”here: the clouds
- Isaiah 14:14עָ֑בʾavnoun · masculine singularI will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.”here: [the] cloud[s]
- Isaiah 18:4כְּעָ֥בkeavpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)For this is what the LORD has told me: “I will quietly look on from My dwelling place, like shimmering heat in the sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”here: like a cloud of
- Isaiah 19:1עָ֥בʾavnoun · masculine singularThis is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.here: a cloud
- Isaiah 25:5עָ֔בʾavnoun · masculine singularlike heat in a dry land. You subdue the uproar of foreigners. As the shade of a cloud cools the heat, so the song of the ruthless is silenced.here: a cloud
- Isaiah 44:22כָעָב֙khaavpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularI have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.here: like the dark cloud
- Isaiah 60:8כָּעָ֣בkaavpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularWho are these who fly like clouds, like doves to their shelters?here: like the cloud
Same headword in Strong's