Quick Definition
darkness
Strong's Definition
duskiness, figuratively, misfortune; concrete, concealment
Derivation: feminine of H651 (אָפֵל);
KJV Usage: dark, darkness, gloominess, [idiom] thick.
TWOT Reference: 145c
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) darkness, gloominess, calamity
2) wickedness (fig.)
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
אֲפֵלָה (a.phe.lah) — darkness. 1) darkness, gloominess, calamity 2) wickedness (fig.)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f · אָפֵל · אֹפֶל · מַאֲפֵל · מַאְפֵּלְיָה
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אֲפֵלָה n.f. darkness, gloominess, calamity base