עֲרָפֶל araphel
Hebrew word for “cloud” · Strong’s H6205 · used 15 times in 15 verses
Meaning
cloud, heavy or dark cloud, darkness, gross darkness, thick darkness
How it is translated
Glosses given for araphel in context, with how often each is used:
- thick darkness 15
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Job | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Psalms | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Exodus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Kings | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Isaiah | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Jeremiah | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Ezekiel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Joel | 1 | 1.0 | |
| Zephaniah | 1 | 1.3 |
Chapters where it is used most
Exodus 20 (1), Deuteronomy 4 (1), Deuteronomy 5 (1), 2 Samuel 22 (1), 1 Kings 8 (1), 2 Chronicles 6 (1), Job 22 (1), Job 38 (1), Psalms 18 (1), Psalms 97 (1)
Forms
- וערפל 9
- בערפל 2
- הערפל 1
- והערפל 1
- ערפל 1
- לערפל 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with araphel more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- עָנָן anan “cloud” 7
- חֹשֶׁךְ choshekh “darkness” 4
- אֲפֵלָה aphelah “darkness” 2
- הַר har “mountain” 4
- רֶגֶל regel “foot” 3
- שָׁמַיִם shamayim “heaven” 3
- תַּחַת tachat “underneath” 3
- שָׁכַן shakhan “to dwell” 2
- אָז az “then” 2
- כָּבוֹד kavod “glory” 2
- נָטָה natah “to stretch” 2
- יָסַף yasaph “to add” 2
Key verses
The verses using araphel that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Exodus 20:21 — And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
- Deuteronomy 4:11 — 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.
- Deuteronomy 5:22 — 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…
- 1 Kings 8:12 — Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
- Job 22:13 — And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
- Psalms 18:9 — He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
- Psalms 97:2 — Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
- Isaiah 60:2 — 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.
- Jeremiah 13:16 — 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…
- Ezekiel 34:12 — 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…
- Joel 2:2 — 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…
- Zephaniah 1:15 — 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…
See all 15 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.