Strong's H5645 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: עָב (ʻâb)

Pronunciation: awb

POS: awb Morph: n-m

Exegesis: (masculine and feminine); from ;

Definition: (masculine and feminine); from עוּב; properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse; clay, (thick) cloud, [idiom] thick, thicket. Compare עֲבִי.

KJV Usage: clay, (thick) cloud, [idiom] thick, thicket. Compare .

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. 1) darkness, cloud, thicket
• 2. 1a) dark cloud
• 3. 1b) cloud mass
• 4. 1c) thicket (as refuge)

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