ʻălâṭâh — H5939

Definition

feminine noun

dusk

1. thick darkness

Usually translated as

twilight, dark

Origin

feminine from an unused root meaning to cover

Occurrences

ʻălâṭâh occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Ezekiel (3)

• Genesis 15:17 — And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark (וַעֲלָטָ֖ה), behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
• Ezekiel 12:6 — In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight (בָּעֲלָטָ֣ה): 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 12:7 — And 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 (בָּעֲלָטָ֥ה), and I bare it upon my shoulder in their sight.
• Ezekiel 12:12 — And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight (בָּעֲלָטָ֣ה), 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.