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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #5968 - עָלַף

Transliteration

ʻâlaph

Phonetics

aw-laf'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

1634

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to cover
1. (Pual) covered, encrusted (participle)
2. (Hithpael) to enwrap oneself, disguise oneself, faint

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1587 ‑ ἐκλείπω (ek‑li'‑po); 639 ‑ ἀπορέω (ap‑or‑eh'‑o);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (5)

Genesis 1

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 1

Amos 1

Jonah 1

BSB (5)

Genesis 1

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 1

Amos 1

Jonah 1

CSB (5)

Genesis 1

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 1

Amos 1

Jonah 1

ESV (0)

The English Standard Version
did not use
this Strong's Number

KJV (5)

Genesis 1

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 1

Amos 1

Jonah 1

LEB (5)

Genesis 1

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 1

Amos 1

Jonah 1

LSB (8)

Genesis 1

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 1

Ezekiel 2

Amos 1

Jonah 2

N95 (8)

Genesis 1

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 1

Ezekiel 2

Amos 1

Jonah 2

NAS (8)

Genesis 1

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 1

Ezekiel 2

Amos 1

Jonah 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (5)

Genesis 1

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 1

Amos 1

Jonah 1

ASV (5)

and wrapped herself 1

faint 1

have fainted 1

overlaid 1

that he fainted 1

BSB (5)

bedecked 1

covered her face 1

have fainted 1

so that he grew faint 1

will faint 1

CSB (5)

covered 2

fainted 1

have fainted 1

will faint 1

ESV (0)

The English Standard Version
did not use
this Strong's Number

KJV (5)

faint 1

fainted 2

herself 1

overlaid 1

LEB (5)

and disguised herself 1

and he grew faint 1

covered with 1

have fainted 1

will faint because of 1

LSB (8)

away 1

became 1

faint 2

fainted 1

inlaid 1

wilted 1

wrapped 1

N95 (8)

away 1

became 1

faint 2

fainted 1

inlaid 1

wilted 1

wrapped 1

NAS (8)

away 1

became 1

covered 1

faint 2

fainted 1

wilted 1

wrapped 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (5)

and wrapped herself 1

have fainted 1

overlaid 1

so that he fainted 1

will faint 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2547) p l o (אהלפ AhLP) AC: Faint CO: ? AB: ?

V) p l o (אהלפ AhLP) - I. Faint: II. Cover:[Unknown connection to root;] KJV (5): (vf: Hitpael, Pual, Participle) faint, overlay, wrap - Strongs: H5968 (עָלַף)

o^f1) e p l f o (אהולפה AhWLPH) - Wilt: In the sense of fainting. KJV (1): fainted - Strongs: H5969 (עֻלְפֶּה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[עָלַף] verb cover (Late Hebrew id., cover, faint; Arabic

smear, II. cover,

sheath; Assyrian elpitu, pining, exhaustion); —

Pu`al Participle feminine covered, encrusted, construct מְעֻלֶּפֶת Song of Solomon 5:14 his belly if ivory encrusted with sapphires. Perfect 3 plural בָּנַיִךְ עֻלְּפוּ Isaiah 51:20 thy sons are enshrouded, enwrapped, i.e. their senses obscured = have swooned away; so also Ezekiel 31:15, reading 3 feminine singular עֻלָּ֑פָה for substantive עֻלְמֶּה (Kö^{ii. 1,118}), all the trees have fainted for (עַל) him (so ᵐ5ᵑ6 ᵑ9 Hi Co and others).

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

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

עָלַף not used in Kal; pr. to cover, to wrap up. (Arab. غَلَفَ, Gr. καλύπτω. Comp. עוּף No. 1.)

Pual

(1) to be covered, Song of Solomon 5:14.

(2) to languish, to faint (pr. to be covered with darkness, see synn. עָטָה, עָטַף ), Isaiah 51:20.

Hithpael

(1) to vail oneself, Genesis 38:14.

(2) i.q. Pual No. 2, to faint, to languish with heat, Jonah 4:8 with thirst, Amos 8:13.

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List of Word Forms

וַיִּתְעַלָּ֑ף וַתִּתְעַלָּ֔ף ויתעלף ותתעלף מְעֻלֶּ֖פֶת מעלפת עֻלְּפ֥וּ עלפו תִּ֠תְעַלַּפְנָה תתעלפנה ‘ul·lə·p̄ū ‘ulləp̄ū mə‘ullep̄eṯ mə·‘ul·le·p̄eṯ meulLefet tiṯ‘allap̄nāh tiṯ·‘al·lap̄·nāh Titallafnah ulleFu vaiyitalLaf vattitalLaf wat·tiṯ·‘al·lāp̄ wattiṯ‘allāp̄ way·yiṯ·‘al·lāp̄ wayyiṯ‘allāp̄