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Gloominess

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Hebrew H653 ʼăphêlâh

Original: אֲפֵלָה

Meaning:
feminine of אָפֵל; duskiness, figuratively, misfortune; concrete, concealment; dark, darkness, gloominess, [idiom] thick.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: dark, darkness, gloominess, [idiom] thick.

Verses containing this word showing 2 of 2

^{Joel 2:2} A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. Open

^{Zephaniah 1:15} That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, Open

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