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אֹפֶל

Dusk

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אֹפֶלH652

What does אֹפֶל mean in the Bible?

אֹפֶל is a Hebrew word meaning "dusk".

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What does אֹפֶל mean in the Bible?

אֹפֶל is a Hebrew word meaning "dusk".

How does the BSB render H652?

The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include darkness (2), . . . (1), and out of (1), by the thick darkness (1), If only darkness (1).

Where does אֹפֶל appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 3:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (6), Psalms (2), Isaiah (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
darkness2×Job 10:22, Job 30:26
. . .1×Job 10:22
and out of1×Isaiah 29:18
by the thick darkness1×Job 23:17
If only darkness1×Job 3:6
in deepest darkness1×Job 28:3
in the darkness1×Psalms 91:6
the shadows1×Psalms 11:2
Show sample aligned rows
Job 3:6אֹ֥פֶלtoIf only darknessNoun - masculine singularJob 10:22אֹ֗פֶלto. . .Noun - masculine singular constructJob 10:22אֹֽפֶל׃פtodarknessNoun - masculine singularJob 23:17אֹֽפֶל׃toby the thick darknessNoun - masculine singularJob 28:3אֹ֣פֶלtoin deepest darknessNoun - masculine singularJob 30:26אֹֽפֶל׃todarknessNoun - masculine singularPsalms 11:2אֹ֝֗פֶלtothe shadowsNoun - masculine singularPsalms 91:6בָּאֹ֣פֶלtoin the darknessPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 29:18וּמֵאֹ֣פֶלtoand out ofConjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowJob 3:6
Aligned rows9
Books represented3
Job6Psalms2Isaiah1
Source forms
אֹֽפֶל׃2x’ō·p̄elJob 23:17, Job 30:26
אֹ֥פֶל1x’ō·p̄elJob 3:6
אֹ֗פֶל1x’ō·p̄elJob 10:22
אֹ֣פֶל1x’ō·p̄elJob 28:3
אֹ֝֗פֶל1x’ō·p̄elPsalms 11:2
אֹֽפֶל׃פ1x’ō·p̄elJob 10:22
בָּאֹ֣פֶל1xbā·’ō·p̄elPsalms 91:6
וּמֵאֹ֣פֶל1xū·mê·’ō·p̄elIsaiah 29:18
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular6xJob 3:6, Job 10:22, Job 23:17, Job 28:3
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular1xIsaiah 29:18
Noun - masculine singular construct1xJob 10:22
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xPsalms 91:6
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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