Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
darkness
Usage: 1) darkness, gloom 2) spiritual unreceptivity, calamity (fig.)
Strong's Number
H652
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
8
Books
3
Strong's H652 Quick Answer
Strong's H652 אוֹפֶל (ophel) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ophel (o'fel) n-m. 1. dusk [from the same as H651] It has 8 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include darkness and privily. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- ophel (o'fel) n-m. 1. dusk [from the same as H651]
- Usage
- 8 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- darkness and privily
Meaning and Definition
ophel (o'fel) n-m. 1. dusk [from the same as H651] KJV: darkness, obscurity, privily. Root(s): H651
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H652. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H652 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ophel, 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.
darkness
Job 3:6
7×
privily
Psalms 11:2
How Strong's H652 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 8 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H652 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 H652 in the Old Testament
8 indexed usages in Old Testament.
As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.
A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.
Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.
Usage Excerpts
First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H652.
As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.
A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.
Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.
He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.
For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H652, grouped by book.
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H652 FAQ
What does ophel (אֹפֶל) mean?
Ophel (Strong's H652) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "dusk". ophel (o'fel) n-m. 1. dusk [from the same as H651]
How many times is ophel (אֹפֶל) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's H652 across 3 books.
Where can I study ophel (אֹפֶל) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H652 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate ophel (אֹפֶל)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as darkness and privily. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.