Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5645 |
|---|---|
| Word: | עָב |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H5743 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 32 |
| Transliteration: | ab |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `ab (awb) ((masculine and feminine)) n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chron. 4 2. specifically, a (scud) cloud 3. also a copse |
| KJV Renderings: | clay, (thick) cloud, X thick, thicket. |
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עֲבִי noun [masculine] thickness; — construct נַּבֵּי מָגִנָּיו ׳ ע Job 15:26 the thickness (stoutness) of the bosses of his shields (in figurative); suffix עָבְיוֺ its thickness, of the molten sea 1Kgs 7:26 = 2Chr 4:5 of pillar Jer 52:21. — 2Chr 4:17 see following — Under עבה belongs perhaps also בְּעַב הֶעָנָן Exod 19:9 (read בַּעֲבִי ?) in the thickness of the clouds, compare BuThLz 1892 (3), 63 Köii 1, 86.
II. עָב33 noun masculine Isa 19:1 and (1Kgs 18:44 KöSynt. 103) feminine dark cloud, cloud-mass, thicket; — ׳ ע absolute 1Kgs 18:44 +, construct Isa 18:4; Prov 16:15 plural עָבִים Judg 5:4 +, עָבוֺת 2Sam 23:4 + 2Sam 77:18 construct עָבֵי 2Sam 22:12; Ps 18:12 suffix עָבָיו Ps 18:13 (but probably strike out, see עבר Qal near the end); —
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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