עָלַףʻâlaph

Meanings

Same root

• עֻלְפֶּהʻulpeh · H5969an envelope, i.e. (figuratively) mourning

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 38:14 Tamar was aware that Shelah had grown up, but no arrangements had been made for her to come and marry him. So she changed out of her widow’s clothing and covered herself with a veil to disguise herself. Then she sat beside the road at the entrance to the village of Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah.
• Song of Solomon 5:14 His arms are like rounded bars of gold, set with beryl. His body is like bright ivory, glowing with lapis lazuli.
• Isaiah 51:20 For your children have fainted and lie in the streets, helpless as antelopes caught in a net. The Lord has poured out his fury; God has rebuked them.
• Amos 8:13 Beautiful girls and strong young men will grow faint in that day, thirsting for the Lord’s word.
• Jonah 4:8 And as the sun grew hot, God arranged for a scorching east wind to blow on Jonah. The sun beat down on his head until he grew faint and wished to die. “Death is certainly better than living like this!” he exclaimed.