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Strong's H5645 עָב (ab)

Ab means “clay” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H5645
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 32
Books 11

Strong's H5645 Quick Answer

Strong's H5645 עָב (`ab) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `ab (awb) ((masculine and feminine)) n-m. 1. (properly) an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chron. 4 2. specifically, a (scud) cloud It has 32 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include clouds, cloud, and darkness. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
`ab (awb) ((masculine and feminine)) n-m. 1. (properly) an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chron. 4 2. specifically, a (scud) cloud
Usage
32 linked usages
Books
11 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
clouds, cloud, and darkness

Meaning and Definition

`ab (awb) ((masculine and feminine)) n-m. 1. (properly) an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chron. 4 2. specifically, a (scud) cloud 3. also a copse [from H5743] KJV: clay, (thick) cloud, X thick, thicket. Root(s): H5743 Compare: H5672

Original Word
עָב
Transliteration
`ab
Derivation
Root: עוב First root strongs: 5743
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5645. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H5645 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `ab, 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.

clouds Judges 5:4 17× cloud Exodus 19:9 11× darkness 2 Samuel 22:12

How Strong's H5645 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 32 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5645 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 H5645 in the Old Testament

32 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 19:9 KJV

And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD.

Judges 5:4 KJV

LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.

2 Samuel 22:12 KJV

And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

Usage Excerpts

First 32 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5645.

Exodus 19:9 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD.
Judges 5:4 Old Testament, KJV
LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.
2 Samuel 22:12 Old Testament, KJV
And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
2 Samuel 23:4 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
1 Kings 18:44 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down that the rain stop thee not.
1 Kings 18:45 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
2 Chronicles 4:17 Old Testament, KJV
In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah.
Job 20:6 Old Testament, KJV
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
Job 22:14 Old Testament, KJV
Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
Job 26:8 Old Testament, KJV
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
Job 30:15 Old Testament, KJV
Terrors are turned upon me: they pursue my soul as the wind: and my welfare passeth away as a cloud.
Job 36:29 Old Testament, KJV
Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?
Job 37:11 Old Testament, KJV
Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:
Job 37:16 Old Testament, KJV
Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge?
Job 38:34 Old Testament, KJV
Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
Psalms 18:11 Old Testament, KJV
He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
Psalms 18:12 Old Testament, KJV
At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.
Psalms 77:17 Old Testament, KJV
The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.
Psalms 104:3 Old Testament, KJV
Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
Psalms 147:8 Old Testament, KJV
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
Proverbs 16:15 Old Testament, KJV
In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
Ecclesiastes 11:3 Old Testament, KJV
If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
Ecclesiastes 11:4 Old Testament, KJV
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
Ecclesiastes 12:2 Old Testament, KJV
While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
Isaiah 5:6 Old Testament, KJV
And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
Isaiah 14:14 Old Testament, KJV
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
Isaiah 18:4 Old Testament, KJV
For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.
Isaiah 19:1 Old Testament, KJV
The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
Isaiah 25:5 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low.
Isaiah 44:22 Old Testament, KJV
I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.
Isaiah 60:8 Old Testament, KJV
Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
Jeremiah 4:29 Old Testament, KJV
The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5645, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 8 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 5 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 3 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 7 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5645 FAQ

What does ab (עָב) mean?

Ab (Strong's H5645) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "clay". `ab (awb) ((masculine and feminine)) n-m. 1. (properly) an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chron. 4 2. specifically, a (scud) cloud

How many times is ab (עָב) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 32 linked usages for Strong's H5645 across 11 books.

Where can I study ab (עָב) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5645 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate ab (עָב)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as clouds, cloud, and darkness. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.