ʼôphel — H652

H652 · Hebrew — אפל

Pronunciation: o'fel

Definition

masculine noun

dusk

  1. darkness, gloom
  2. spiritual unreceptivity, calamity (fig.)

Usually translated as

darkness, obscurity, privily

Origin

from the same as H651

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

ʼôphel occurs 9 times in 8 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Job (5), Psalms (2), Isaiah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — O