The meaning of “אֲפֵלָה”
Understanding ʼăphêlâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
feminine of אָפֵל dark, darkness, gloominess, [idiom] thick. - duskiness, figuratively, misfortune - concrete, concealme...
אֲפֵלָה
feminine of אָפֵל dark, darkness, gloominess, [idiom] thick. - duskiness, figuratively, misfortune - concrete, concealment 1) darkness, gloominess, calamity 2) wickedness (fig.)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 10:22 | “And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:” Word: אֲפֵלָה (ʼăphêlâh) | |
| Deuteronomy 28:29 | “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.” Word: אֲפֵלָה (ʼăphêlâh) | |
| Proverbs 7:9 | “In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:” Word: אֲפֵלָה (ʼăphêlâh) | |
| Isaiah 58:10 | “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 noonday:” Word: אֲפֵלָה (ʼăphêlâh) | |
| Jeremiah 23:12 | “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.” Word: אֲפֵלָה (ʼăphêlâh) |
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