BDB4067
[כִּמְרִיר] noun masculine darkness, gloominess (?), plural intensive construct כִּמְרִירֵי יוֺם Job 3:5 the deep gloom of day (|| חשֶׁךְ, צלמות, עֲנָנָה ); — read ׳ כַּמ, see Di Sta§ 231.
Strong's Lexicon
H3650
H3650 — כִּמרִיר
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H3650 |
|---|---|
| Word: | כִּמרִיר |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | redupl. from H3648 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | kimriyr |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kim-reer' |
| Meaning: | 1. obscuration (as if from shrinkage of light, i.e. an eclipse (only in plural) |
| KJV Renderings: | blackness. |
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Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke