Word Study · Strong's H6205 · Hebrew

עֲרָפֶל

araphel

ar-aw-fel'

Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻărâphel

“gloom (as of a lowering sky)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

gloom (as of a lowering sky)

Rendered in the KJV as

(gross, thick) dark (cloud, -ness).

15
occurrencesin the Old Testament
12 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
10
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 15 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 10

וַעֲרָפֶֽל׃3
בָּעֲרָפֶֽל׃2
וַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗ל2
וַעֲרָפֶ֖ל2
הָֽעֲרָפֶ֔ל1
וְהָֽעֲרָפֶ֔ל1
וַעֲרָפֶ֣ל1
וַעֲרָפֶ֔ל1
לַעֲרָפֶֽל׃1
עֲרָפֶ֣ל1

How it is rendered · 6

and thick darkness9
in the thick darkness2
and the thick darkness1
into thick darkness1
the thick darkness1
thick darkness1

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

How it parses · 6

conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular9
preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular2
conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
noun · masculine singular1
preposition + noun · masculine singular1
the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HC/Ncmsa · 9
HRd/Ncmsa · 2
HC/Td/Ncmsa · 1
HNcmsa · 1
HR/Ncmsa · 1
HTd/Ncmsa · 1

All 15, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Deuteronomy2 of 15 · 13%
Job2 of 15 · 13%
Psalms2 of 15 · 13%
Exodus1 of 15 · 7%
2 Samuel1 of 15 · 7%

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Exodus1 occurrence

Exodus 20:21הָֽעֲרָפֶ֔לhaarafelthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.here: the thick darkness

Deuteronomy2 occurrences

2 Samuel1 occurrence

2 Samuel 22:10וַעֲרָפֶ֖לvaarafelconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularHe parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.here: and thick darkness

1 Kings1 occurrence

1 Kings 8:12בָּעֲרָפֶֽל׃baarafelpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThen Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.here: in the thick darkness

2 Chronicles1 occurrence

2 Chronicles 6:1בָּעֲרָפֶֽל׃baarafelpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThen Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud;here: in the thick darkness

Job2 occurrences

Psalms2 occurrences

Isaiah1 occurrence

Isaiah 60:2וַעֲרָפֶ֖לvaarafelconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularFor behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you.here: and thick darkness

Jeremiah1 occurrence

Jeremiah 13:16לַעֲרָפֶֽל׃laarafelpreposition + noun · masculine singularGive glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.here: into thick darkness

Ezekiel1 occurrence

Ezekiel 34:12וַעֲרָפֶֽל׃vaarafelconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularAs a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.here: and thick darkness

Joel1 occurrence

Joel 2:2וַעֲרָפֶ֔לvaarafelconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulara day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come.here: and thick darkness

Zephaniah1 occurrence

Zephaniah 1:15וַעֲרָפֶֽל׃vaarafelconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularThat day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness,here: and thick darkness

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