Quick Definition
gloom
Strong's Definition
dusky
Derivation: from an unused root meaning to set as the sun;
KJV Usage: very dark.
TWOT Reference: 145b
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) gloomy, dark
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
אָפֵל (a.phel) — gloom. gloomy, dark
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · אֹפֶל · אֲפֵלָה · מַאֲפֵל · מַאְפֵּלְיָה
Dark | ≈ חֹשֶׁךְ | ≠ אֹור · נֹגַהּ
totally dark = state of total absence of light; ≈ associated with distress and suffering
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אָפֵל adj. gloomy, of day of י׳ Am 5:20 ref