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ʿărāfel עֲרָפֶל ‘cloud’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: probably from ʿāraf עָרַף ‘to drop’
Roots: ערף

ʿărāfel n, m
1) cloud, heavy or dark cloud, darkness, gross darkness, thick darkness

Mentioned in Exodus 20:21 Deuteronomy 5:22, 4:11 2 Samuel 22:10 1 Kings 8:12 Isaiah 60:2 Jeremiah 13:16 Ezekiel 34:12 Joel 2:2 Zephaniah 1:15 Psalms 18:10, 97:2 Job 22:13, 38:9 2 Chronicles 6:1

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