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אֹפֶל H652
H652 is the Hebrew word אֹפֶל, transliterated ʼôphel and said o'fel. The King James Version most often renders it darkness.
What it means
dusk.
Where it comes from
from the same as H651 (אָפֵל).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: darkness, obscurity, privily.
Verses using אֹפֶל
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
Job 3:6 · KJV
As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.
Job 10:22 · KJV
A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.
Job 23:17 · KJV
Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.
Job 28:3 · KJV
He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
Psalm 11:2 · KJV
For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
Psalm 91:6 · KJV
Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
Isaiah 29:18 · KJV
And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.
Common questions
What does Strong's H652 mean?
H652 is the Hebrew word אֹפֶל (ʼôphel), meaning dusk.
How is H652 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it darkness (5 times), privily (1 time), out of obscurity (1 time).
How many times does H652 appear in the Bible?
אֹפֶל (ʼôphel) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H652 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from the same as H651 (אָפֵל).
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