Word Study · Strong's H5968 · Hebrew

עָלַף

alaph

aw-laf'

Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻâlaph

“to veil or cover”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to veil or cover; figuratively, to be languid

Rendered in the KJV as

faint, overlaid, wrap self.

5
occurrencesin the Old Testament
5 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
5
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 5 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 5

וַיִּתְעַלָּ֑ף1
וַתִּתְעַלָּ֔ף1
מְעֻלֶּ֖פֶת1
עֻלְּפ֥וּ1
תִּ֠תְעַלַּפְנָה1

How it is rendered · 5

and he became faint1
and she wrapped herself up1
covered1
they have become faint1
they will become faint1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 5

Hc/Vtw3fs1
Hc/Vtw3ms1
verb · intensive passive (pual), completed action · 3rd person common plural1
verb · intensive passive (pual), passive participle · feminine singular1
verb · reflexive (hithpael), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine plural1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

Hc/Vtw3fs · 1
Hc/Vtw3ms · 1
HVPp3cp · 1
HVPsfsa · 1
HVti3fp · 1

All 5, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Genesis1 of 5 · 20%
Song of Solomon1 of 5 · 20%
Isaiah1 of 5 · 20%
Amos1 of 5 · 20%
Jonah1 of 5 · 20%

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Genesis1 occurrence

Genesis 38:14וַתִּתְעַלָּ֔ףvatitalafHc/Vtw3fsshe removed her widow’s garments, covered her face with a veil to disguise herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that although Shelah had grown up, she had not been given to him as a wife.here: and she wrapped herself up

Song of Solomon1 occurrence

Song of Solomon 5:14מְעֻלֶּ֖פֶתmeulefetverb · intensive passive (pual), passive participle · feminine singularHis arms are rods of gold set with beryl. His body is an ivory panel bedecked with sapphires.here: covered

Isaiah1 occurrence

Isaiah 51:20עֻלְּפ֥וּʾulefuverb · intensive passive (pual), completed action · 3rd person common pluralYour sons have fainted; they lie at the head of every street, like an antelope in a net. They are full of the wrath of the LORD, the rebuke of your God.here: they have become faint

Amos1 occurrence

Amos 8:13תִּ֠תְעַלַּפְנָהtitalafnahverb · reflexive (hithpael), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine pluralIn that day the lovely young women— the young men as well— will faint from thirst.here: they will become faint

Jonah1 occurrence

Jonah 4:8וַיִּתְעַלָּ֑ףvaiyitalafHc/Vtw3msAs the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”here: and he became faint

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