עֲלָטָהʻălâṭâh
thick darkness (Genesis 15:17; Ezekiel 12:7; Ezekiel 12:6; Ezekiel 12:12)
Pronunciation: al-aw-taw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5939
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 15:17 After the sun went down and darkness fell, Abram saw a smoking firepot and a flaming torch pass between the halves of the carcasses.
- Ezekiel 12:6 As they watch, lift your pack to your shoulders and walk away into the night. Cover your face so you cannot see the land you are leaving. For I have made you a sign for the people of Israel.”
- Ezekiel 12:7 So I did as I was told. In broad daylight I brought my pack outside, filled with the things I might carry into exile. Then in the evening while the people looked on, I dug through the wall with my hands and went out into the night with my pack on my shoulder.
- Ezekiel 12:12 “Even Zedekiah will leave Jerusalem at night through a hole in the wall, taking only what he can carry with him. He will cover his face, and his eyes will not see the land he is leaving.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).