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ʿālaf עָלַף ‘to enwrap’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

ʿālaf v
1) to cover
 1a) (Pual) covered, encrusted (participle)
 1b) (Hithpael) to enwrap oneself, disguise oneself, faint

Mentioned in Genesis 38:14 Isaiah 51:20 Amos 8:13 Jonah 4:8 Song of Songs 5:14

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