Strong H5939עֲלָטָה
darkness
- Transliteration
- ‛ălâţâh
- Pronunciation
- al-aw-taw'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Feminine)
Definition
Feminine from an unused root meaning to cover; dusk: - {dark} twilight.
Detailed definition
thick darkness
In the Bible
Strong H5939 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- twilight3
- be1
First verses
- Genesis 15:17And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
- Ezekiel 12:6In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel.
- Ezekiel 12:7And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand; I brought it forth in the twilight, and I bare it upon my shoulder in their sight.
- Ezekiel 12:12And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes.