Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
twilight
Usage: 1) twilight 1a) evening twilight 1b) morning twilight
Strong's Number
H5399
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
12
Books
7
Strong's H5399 Quick Answer
Strong's H5399 נֶשֶׁף (nesheph) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. nesheph (neh'-shef) n-m. 1. (properly) a breeze 2. (by implication) dusk (when the evening breeze prevails) It has 12 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include evening, when, dark, even, and dawning. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- nesheph (neh'-shef) n-m. 1. (properly) a breeze 2. (by implication) dusk (when the evening breeze prevails)
- Usage
- 12 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- evening, when, dark, even, and dawning
Meaning and Definition
nesheph (neh'-shef) n-m. 1. (properly) a breeze 2. (by implication) dusk (when the evening breeze prevails) [from H5398] KJV: dark, dawning of the day (morning), night, twilight. Root(s): H5398
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5399. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5399 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render nesheph, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
dark
Job 3:9
2×
evening
1 Samuel 30:17
2×
when
2 Kings 7:5
2×
dawning
Psalms 119:147
day
Isaiah 59:10
even
2 Kings 7:7
morning
Isaiah 5:11
How Strong's H5399 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 12 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5399 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H5399 in the Old Testament
12 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.
And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, there was no man there.
Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.
Usage Excerpts
First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5399.
And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.
And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, there was no man there.
Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.
Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:
When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.
I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.
In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!
My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.
We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noon day as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men.
Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5399, grouped by book.
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H5399 FAQ
What does nesheph (נֶשֶׁף) mean?
Nesheph (Strong's H5399) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "dark". nesheph (neh'-shef) n-m. 1. (properly) a breeze 2. (by implication) dusk (when the evening breeze prevails)
How many times is nesheph (נֶשֶׁף) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's H5399 across 7 books.
Where can I study nesheph (נֶשֶׁף) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5399 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate nesheph (נֶשֶׁף)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as evening, when, dark, even, dawning, and morning. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.