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עֲרָפֶל H6205
H6205 is the Hebrew word עֲרָפֶל, transliterated ʻărâphel and said ar-aw-fel'. The King James Version most often renders it thick darkness.
What it means
gloom (as of a lowering sky).
Where it comes from
probably from H6201 (עָרַף).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: (gross, thick) dark (cloud, -ness).
Verses using עֲרָפֶל
All 12 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 20:21 · KJV
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
Deuteronomy 4:11 · KJV
And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.
Deuteronomy 5:22 · KJV
These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.
2 Samuel 22:10 · KJV
He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
1 Kings 8:12 · KJV
Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
2 Chronicles 6:1 · KJV
Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
Job 38:9 · KJV
When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
Psalm 18:9 · KJV
He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
Psalm 97:2 · KJV
Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
Isaiah 60:2 · KJV
For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
Ezekiel 34:12 · KJV
As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
Joel 2:2 · KJV
A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
Common questions
What does Strong's H6205 mean?
H6205 is the Hebrew word עֲרָפֶל (ʻărâphel), meaning gloom (as of a lowering sky).
How is H6205 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it thick darkness (5 times), darkness (4 times), thereof and thick darkness (1 time), gross darkness (1 time), dark (1 time).
How many times does H6205 appear in the Bible?
עֲרָפֶל (ʻărâphel) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6205 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: probably from H6201 (עָרַף).
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