What does חֹשֶׁךְ · אֲפֵלָה mean in the Bible?
חֹשֶׁךְ · אֲפֵלָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the dark ; hence (literally) darkness ; figuratively, misery , destruction , death , ignorance , sorrow , wickedness".
Hebrew · H2822, H653
חֹשֶׁךְ אֲפֵלָה
The dark ; hence (literally) darkness ; figuratively, misery , destruction , death , ignorance , sorrow , wickedness · duskiness , figuratively, misfortune ; concrete, concealment
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חֹשֶׁךְ H2822 the dark ; hence (literally) darkness ; figuratively, misery , destruction , death , ignorance , sorrow , wickedness
Pronunciation ḥōshek
Darkness as cosmic domain of chaos, death, and moral evil; God's light overcomes it
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אֲפֵלָה H653 duskiness , figuratively, misfortune ; concrete, concealment
What does חֹשֶׁךְ אֲפֵלָה (choshekh afelah) mean in the Bible?
חֹשֶׁךְ · אֲפֵלָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the dark ; hence (literally) darkness ; figuratively, misery , destruction , death , ignorance , sorrow , wickedness".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2822, H653?
H2822, H653 is connected to 90 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. the dark ; hence (literally) darkness ; figuratively, misery , destruction , death , ignorance , sorrow , wickedness
Strong's H2822, H653
Lexical occurrences 90 verses Source Gloss
the dark ; hence (literally) darkness ; figuratively, misery , destruction , death , ignorance , sorrow , wickedness
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חֹשֶׁךְ אֲפֵלָה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain