H5939: עֲלָטָה
ʻălâṭâh · pronounced al-aw-taw' · “darkness”
Definition
dusk
KJV translates it as: dark, twilight.
Word origin: feminine from an unused root meaning to cover;
Extended definition
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5939 is translated
- darkness ×4
Bible verses with H5939 (ʻălâṭâh)
ʻălâṭâh appears in 4 verses.
- Genesis 15:17
And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
- Ezekiel 12:6
In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel.
- Ezekiel 12:7
And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand; I brought it forth in the twilight, and I bare it upon my shoulder in their sight.
- Ezekiel 12:12
And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes.