ʻărâphel — H6205

H6205 · Hebrew — ערפל

Pronunciation: ar-aw-fel'

Definition

masculine noun

gloom (as of a lowering sky)

  1. cloud, heavy or dark cloud, darkness, gross darkness, thick darkness

Usually translated as

darkness, dark

Origin

probably from H6201

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

ʻărâphel occurs 16 times in 15 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Deuteronomy (2), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Job (2), Psalms (2), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (1), Joel (1), Zephaniah (1)