Strong H651אָפֵל

gloomy

Transliteration: 'aphêl
Pronunciation: aw-fale'
Morphology: Hebrew Adjective

Definition

From an unused root meaning to set as the sun; dusky: - very dark.

Detailed definition

STEP sense: gloom

Exact lexical definition: gloomy

Part of speech: adjective

BDB context: אָפֵל adj . gloomy , of day of י׳ Am 5:20

In the Bible

Strong H651 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

dark1

First verses

Amos 5:20
Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

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