Strong's Lexicon

H5968

H5968 — עָלַף

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

Hebrewalaphverb-stemOccurrences: 5TWOT: 1634

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H5968
Word:	עָלַף
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	5
Transliteration:	alaph
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	`alaph (aw-laf') v.
Meaning:	1. to veil or cover 2. (figuratively) to be languid
KJV Renderings:	faint, overlaid, wrap self.

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[עָלַף] verb cover (Late Hebrew id., cover, faint; Arabic [untranscribed source text 3904] smear, II. cover, [untranscribed source text 3905] sheath; Assyrian elpitu , pining, exhaustion); —

Pu`al Participle feminine covered, encrusted, construct מְעֻלֶּפֶת Song 5:14 his belly if ivory encrusted with sapphires. Perfect 3 plural בָּנַיִךְ עֻלְּפוּ Isa 51:20 thy sons are enshrouded, enwrapped, i.e. their senses obscured = have swooned away ; so also Ezek 31:15, reading 3 feminine singular עֻלָּ֑פָה for substantive עֻלְפֶּה (Kö^{ii. 1, 118}), all the trees have fainted for (עַל) him (so ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9 Hi Co and others).

Hithpa`el enwrap oneself, Imperfect 3 feminine singular וַתִּתְעַלָּ֑ף Gen 38:14 ( J ); = swoon away, 3 masculine singular וַיִּתְעַלָּ֑ף Jonah 4:8 3 feminine plural תִּתְעַלַּפְנָה Amos 8:13.

Other Resources

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

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