Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
cloud
Usage: cloud, heavy or dark cloud, darkness, gross darkness, thick darkness
Strong's Number
H6205
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
15
Books
12
Strong's H6205 Quick Answer
Strong's H6205 עֲרָפֶל (`araphel) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `araphel (ar-aw-fel') n-m. 1. gloom (as of a lowering sky) [probably from H6201] It has 15 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include thick, dark, gross, and clouds. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- `araphel (ar-aw-fel') n-m. 1. gloom (as of a lowering sky) [probably from H6201]
- Usage
- 15 linked usages
- Books
- 12 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- thick, dark, gross, and clouds
Meaning and Definition
`araphel (ar-aw-fel') n-m. 1. gloom (as of a lowering sky) [probably from H6201] KJV: (gross, thick) dark (cloud, -ness). Root(s): H6201
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6205. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H6205 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `araphel, 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.
How Strong's H6205 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 15 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H6205 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 H6205 in the Old Testament
15 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.
These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.
Usage Excerpts
First 15 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6205.
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.
These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.
He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
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.
As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6205, grouped by book.
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H6205 FAQ
What does araphel (עֲרָפֶל) mean?
Strong's H6205 is a Hebrew entry for H6205 עֲרָפֶל (`araphel). `araphel (ar-aw-fel') n-m. 1. gloom (as of a lowering sky) [probably from H6201]
How many times is araphel (עֲרָפֶל) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 15 linked usages for Strong's H6205 across 12 books.
Where can I study araphel (עֲרָפֶל) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6205 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate araphel (עֲרָפֶל)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as thick, dark, gross, and clouds. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.