ʼâphêl — H651

Definition

adjective

dusky

1. gloomy, dark

Usually translated as

very dark

Origin

from an unused root meaning to set as the sun

Greek equivalents

• gnóphos (G1105)

Occurrences

ʼâphêl occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Amos (1)

• Amos 5:20 — Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark (וְאָפֵ֖ל), and no brightness in it?