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ʾăfēlā אֲפֵלָה ‘darkness’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: feminine of ʾāfēl אָפֵל ‘gloom’
Roots: אפל

ʾăfēlā n, f
1) darkness, gloominess, calamity
2) wickedness (fig.)

Mentioned in Exodus 10:22 Deuteronomy 28:29 Isaiah 58:10, 59:9, 8:22 Jeremiah 23:12 Joel 2:2 Zephaniah 1:15 Proverbs 7:9, 4:19

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