H5968 עָלַף (ʻâlaph) aw-laf'

Hebrew

Verb (Hebrew)

Quick Definition

to enwrap

Strong's Definition

to veil or cover; figuratively, to be languid

Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV Usage: faint, overlaid, wrap self.

TWOT Reference: 1634

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) to cover

1a) (Pual) covered, encrusted (participle)

1b) (Hithpael) to enwrap oneself, disguise oneself, faint

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G639 G1587

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

עָלַף (a.laph) — to enwrap. 1) to cover 1a) (Pual) covered, encrusted (participle) 1b) (Hithpael) to enwrap oneself, disguise oneself, faint

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

עלף (H5968)

verb · עֻלְפֶּה

Weak | verb hit, verb pu'al

to become faint = process by which humans lose their strength as a result of a prolonged period of exertion and the need for food, drink and rest

ISA 51:20 · AMO 8:13 · JON 4:8

verb

Cover | verb pu'al

to be covered = state in which a substance is covered by a variety of objects

SNG 5:14

Dress | verb hit

to veil oneself, to disguise oneself exact meaning unsure; possibly: = action by which humans wrap a piece of cloth around their body, ► possibly to avoid being recognized

GEN 38:14

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[עָלַף] vb. cover Pu. covered, encrusted

Hithp. enwrap oneself; = swoon away

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Bible Occurrences (4)

38:14

51:20

8:13

4:8

Genesis 38:14

she removed her widow’s garments, covered her face with a veil to disguise herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that although Shelah had grown up, she had not been given to him as a wife.

Isaiah 51:20

Your sons have fainted; they lie at the head of every street, like an antelope in a net. They are full of the wrath of the LORD, the rebuke of your God.

Amos 8:13

In that day the lovely young women — the young men as well — will faint from thirst.

Jonah 4:8

As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, It is better for me to die than to live.