עָב

avNoun (Masculine)H5645

cloud

From: (masculine and feminine); from H5743 (עוּב);

Short Definition

properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. darkness, cloud, thicket 1a) dark cloud 1b) cloud mass 1c) thicket (as refuge)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

28 times

Appears 28 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Job
8
Isaiah
7
Ecclesiastes
3
1 Kings
2
2 Samuel
2

Key Passages

  • 1 Kings 18:44
  • Ecclesiastes 11:4
  • Isaiah 19:1
  • Judges 5:4
  • Job 30:15

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.