HebrewH5939Noun (Feminine)
עֲלָטָה
a.la.tah
“darkness”
4Occurrences
H5939Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
dusk
feminine from an unused root meaning to cover;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
thick darkness
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
H:N-F
Full Description
H:N-F
Occurrences
עֲלָטָה appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Ezk
3
Genesis
1
Key Passages
Ezk 12:6BSB
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Ezk 12:7BSB
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Ezk 12:12BSB
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Genesis 15:17BSB
When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the halves of the carcasses.
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