הָֽ/עֲרָפֶ֔ל

𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤐𐤋

haarafel

the thick darkness

probably from עָרַף; gloom (as of a lowering sky); (gross, thick) dark (cloud, -ness).

H6205

Exodus 20:21 · Word #7

Lexicon H6205

Lemmaעֲרָפֶל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤓𐤐𐤋
Transliterationʻărâphel
Strong'sH6205
In-contextthe thick darkness

Morphology HTd/Ncmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H6205-03

the cloud-thick gloom

Morphological NotesMasculine singular noun in the absolute state with prefixed definite article (הָ).
Rendering RationaleThe noun עֲרָפֶל denotes a dense, lowering darkness associated with heavy cloud cover, reflecting the root idea of thickening or darkening (possibly related to dripping or overcasting). The form is masculine singular absolute with the prefixed definite article ("the"), so the rendering preserves its singular sense and definiteness as "the cloud-thick gloom."

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Words from Root ערף (to drip, to drop, to darken, dense cloudiness, thick gloom)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H6204-01 arepah Nape (woman)
H6203-01 arepam their nape
H6203-02 arepekha your nape

Word Usage (15 occurrences of H6205)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Exodus 20:21 הָֽ/עֲרָפֶ֔ל haarafel the thick darkness
Deuteronomy 4:11 וַ/עֲרָפֶֽל vaarafel and thick darkness
Deuteronomy 5:22 וְ/הָֽ/עֲרָפֶ֔ל vehaarafel and the thick darkness