Strong's Lexicon

H5939

H5939 — עֲלָטָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewalatahnoun femOccurrences: 4TWOT: 1626

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H5939
Word:	עֲלָטָה
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	feminine from an unused root meaning to cover
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	4
Transliteration:	alatah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	`alatah (al-aw-taw') n-f.
Meaning:	1. dusk
KJV Renderings:	dark, twilight.

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BDB6092

עֲלָטָה noun feminine thick darkness

< darkness, dusk, which suits both passages (Bevan, privately). (Late Hebrew עֲלָטָה (rare); according to Ba^{ES 5} transposes from Arabic [untranscribed source text 3887] [be cloudy]; [untranscribed source text 3888] darkness); — absolute ׳ ע, attending sunset Gen 15:17 (with verb masculine; Albr^{ZAW xv
(1895), 325} Kö^{Synt. § 350 e} read הָֽיְתָה); ׳ בַּע Ezek 12:7 (|| בָּעֶרֶב), Ezek 12:6 Ezek 12:12.

עֵלִי, עֱלִי, עִלִּי, עֲלִיָּה, עֶלְיוֺן see עלה . p. 750f

עֲלֵי see עַל . עַלְיָה, עַלְיָן see עלוה , עלוז.p.752

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke