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אֲפֵלָה H653
H653 is the Hebrew word אֲפֵלָה, transliterated ʼăphêlâh and said af-ay-law'. The King James Version most often renders it darkness.
What it means
duskiness, figuratively, misfortune; concrete, concealment.
Where it comes from
feminine of H651 (אָפֵל).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: dark, darkness, gloominess, [idiom] thick.
Verses using אֲפֵלָה
All 8 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 10:22 · KJV
And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:
Deuteronomy 28:29 · KJV
And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee.
Proverbs 4:19 · KJV
The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
Proverbs 7:9 · KJV
In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
Isaiah 58:10 · KJV
And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day:
Jeremiah 23:12 · KJV
Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.
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.
Zephaniah 1:15 · KJV
That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
Common questions
What does Strong's H653 mean?
H653 is the Hebrew word אֲפֵלָה (ʼăphêlâh), meaning duskiness, figuratively, misfortune; concrete, concealment.
How is H653 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it darkness (3 times), gloominess (2 times), thick (1 time), dark (1 time), ways in the darkness (1 time).
How many times does H653 appear in the Bible?
אֲפֵלָה (ʼăphêlâh) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H653 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine of H651 (אָפֵל).
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