Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H5968
עָלַף
a.laph · “to enwrap”
Used 5 times across 5 books
Definition
1) to cover
1a) (Pual) covered, encrusted (participle)
1b) (Hithpael) to enwrap oneself, disguise oneself, faint
1a) (Pual) covered, encrusted (participle)
1b) (Hithpael) to enwrap oneself, disguise oneself, faint
Where it appears
Genesis1
Song of Solomon1
Isaiah1
Amos1
Jonah1
In the text
Genesis 38:14And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.Song of Solomon 5:14His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.Isaiah 51:20Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the Lord, the rebuke of thy God.Amos 8:13In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.Jonah 4:8And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
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