HebrewH3990Noun (Masculine)
מַאֲפֵל
ma.a.phel
“darkness”
1Occurrences
H3990Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
something opaque
from the same as H651 (אָפֵל);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
darkness
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
H:N-M
Full Description
H:N-M
Occurrences
מַאֲפֵל appears 1 time in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Joshua
1
Key Passages
Joshua 24:7BSB
So your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He put darkness between you and the Egyptians, over whom He brought the sea and engulfed them. Your very eyes saw what I did to the Egyptians. Then you lived in the wilderness for a long time.
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