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Lexicon :: Strong's H5645 - ʿāḇ

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עָב
Transliteration
ʿāḇ
Pronunciation
awb
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1574a

Strong’s Definitions

עָב ʻâb, awb; (masculine and feminine); from H5743; properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse:—clay, (thick) cloud, × thick, thicket. Compare H5672.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x

The KJV translates Strong's H5645 in the following manner: cloud (29x), clay (1x), thick (1x), thickets (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x
The KJV translates Strong's H5645 in the following manner: cloud (29x), clay (1x), thick (1x), thickets (1x).

  1. darkness, cloud, thicket

    1. dark cloud

    2. cloud mass

    3. thicket (as refuge)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָב ʻâb, awb; (masculine and feminine); from H5743; properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse:—clay, (thick) cloud, × thick, thicket. Compare H5672.
STRONGS H5645: Abbreviations
II. עָב 33 noun masculineIsaiah 19:1 and (1 Kings 18:44 KöSynt. 103) feminine dark cloud, cloud-mass, thicket; — ע׳ absolute 1 Kings 18:44 +, construct Isaiah 18:4; Proverbs 16:15; plural עָבִים Judges 5:4 +, עָבוֺת 2 Samuel 23:4 + 2Sam 77:18; construct עָבֵי 2 Samuel 22:12; Psalm 18:12; suffix עָבָיו Psalm 18:13 (but probably strike out, see עבר
Qal near the end); —
1. dark cloud:
a. rain-cloud Judges 5:4; Isaiah 5:6; 1 Kings 18:44, 45 + 9 times
b. as high Isaiah 14:14; Job 20:6, + Ezekiel 19:11; Ezekiel 31:3, 10, 14 (reading בְָוֺת, see עֲבֹת).
c. chariot of י׳ Isaiah 19:1; Psalm 104:3; covering his eyes Job 22:14.
d. casting shadow Isaiah 25:5, compare 2 Samuel 23:4.
e. as swift Isaiah 60:8, and transient Isaiah 44:22; Job 30:15 (all simile).
f. disposed by God Job 36:29; Job 37:16.
g. טַל ע׳ Isaiah 18:4 cloud of dew, dew-mist (simile).
2. (cloud-) mass, שְׁחָקִים ע׳ 2 Samuel 22:12 masses of clouds (enwrapping י׳) = Psalm 18:12 (Psalm 13 see above).
3. thicket as refuge Jeremiah 4:29 (perhaps under Aramaic influence). — עַב Exodus 19:9 see עֲבִי below עבה. I. עָב see above
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

19:9

Judges

5:4; 5:4

2 Samuel

22:12; 22:12; 23:4; 23:4

1 Kings

18:44; 18:44; 18:44; 18:45

Job

20:6; 22:14; 30:15; 36:29; 37:16

Psalms

13; 18:12; 18:12; 18:13; 104:3

Proverbs

16:15

Isaiah

5:6; 14:14; 18:4; 18:4; 19:1; 19:1; 25:5; 44:22; 60:8

Jeremiah

4:29

Ezekiel

19:11; 31:3; 31:10; 31:14

H5645

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Strong's Number H5645 matches the Hebrew עָב (ʿāḇ),
which occurs 32 times in 32 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:9 - Then the LORD said to Moses, “I will come to you in a thick cloud, Moses, so the people themselves can hear me when I speak with you. Then they will always trust you.”
Moses told the LORD what the people had said.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:4 - “LORD, when you set out from Seir
and marched across the fields of Edom,
the earth trembled,
and the cloudy skies poured down rain.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:12 - He shrouded himself in darkness,
veiling his approach with dense rain clouds.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:4 - is like the light of morning at sunrise,
like a morning without clouds,
like the gleaming of the sun
on new grass after rain.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:44

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:44 - Finally the seventh time, his servant told him, “I saw a little cloud about the size of a man’s hand rising from the sea.”
Then Elijah shouted, “Hurry to Ahab and tell him, ‘Climb into your chariot and go back home. If you don’t hurry, the rain will stop you!’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:45

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:45 - And soon the sky was black with clouds. A heavy wind brought a terrific rainstorm, and Ahab left quickly for Jezreel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:17 - The king had them cast in clay molds in the Jordan Valley between Succoth and Zarethan.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:6 - Though the pride of the godless reaches to the heavens
and their heads touch the clouds,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:14 - For thick clouds swirl about him, and he cannot see us.
He is way up there, walking on the vault of heaven.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:8 - He wraps the rain in his thick clouds,
and the clouds don’t burst with the weight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:15 - I live in terror now.
My honor has blown away in the wind,
and my prosperity has vanished like a cloud.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:29 - Who can understand the spreading of the clouds
and the thunder that rolls forth from heaven?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:11 - He loads the clouds with moisture,
and they flash with his lightning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:16 - Do you understand how he moves the clouds
with wonderful perfection and skill?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:34 - “Can you shout to the clouds
and make it rain?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:11 - He shrouded himself in darkness,
veiling his approach with dark rain clouds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:12 - Thick clouds shielded the brightness around him
and rained down hail and burning coals.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:17 - The clouds poured down rain;
the thunder rumbled in the sky.
Your arrows of lightning flashed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:3 - you lay out the rafters of your home in the rain clouds.
You make the clouds your chariot;
you ride upon the wings of the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:8 - He covers the heavens with clouds,
provides rain for the earth,
and makes the grass grow in mountain pastures.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:15 - When the king smiles, there is life;
his favor refreshes like a spring rain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:3 - When clouds are heavy, the rains come down.
Whether a tree falls north or south, it stays where it falls.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:4 - Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant.
If they watch every cloud, they never harvest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:2 - Remember him before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is dim to your old eyes, and rain clouds continually darken your sky.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:6 - I will make it a wild place
where the vines are not pruned and the ground is not hoed,
a place overgrown with briers and thorns.
I will command the clouds
to drop no rain on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:14 - I will climb to the highest heavens
and be like the Most High.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:4 - For the LORD has told me this:
“I will watch quietly from my dwelling place—
as quietly as the heat rises on a summer day,
or as the morning dew forms during the harvest.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:1 - This message came to me concerning Egypt:
Look! The LORD is advancing against Egypt,
riding on a swift cloud.
The idols of Egypt tremble.
The hearts of the Egyptians melt with fear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:5 - or like the relentless heat of the desert.
But you silence the roar of foreign nations.
As the shade of a cloud cools relentless heat,
so the boastful songs of ruthless people are stilled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:22 - I have swept away your sins like a cloud.
I have scattered your offenses like the morning mist.
Oh, return to me,
for I have paid the price to set you free.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:8 - “And what do I see flying like clouds to Israel,
like doves to their nests?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:29 - At the noise of charioteers and archers,
the people flee in terror.
They hide in the bushes
and run for the mountains.
All the towns have been abandoned—
not a person remains!
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