מָעוּף
mâʻûwph · H4588 · Hebrew · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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gloom
Literally: darkness; hence: state of absence of well-being, commonly associated with darkness
ExamplesIsaiah 8:22 Then they will look to the earth, and behold, distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish; and they will be driven away into darkness.
How it’s used In 1 role
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- צוֹקdistress 1
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Near synonyms 2 words
- חֹשֶׁךְ chôshek · H2822 · darkness
- חֹשֶׁךְ is the most common Hebrew term for darkness and could substitute for מָעוּף in contexts describing dimness or obscurity, though חֹשֶׁךְ is more general while מָעוּף may emphasize the dimming quality.
- אֲפֵלָה ʼăphêlâh · H653 · deep darkness
- אֲפֵלָה denotes thick darkness or gloom and serves as a near synonym for מָעוּף in describing states of obscurity or lack of light.
Contrasting words 2 words
- אוֹר ʼôwr · H216 · light, smile, favor
- אוֹר (light) is the direct lexical opposite of מָעוּף (dimness), representing the presence and clarity of light as opposed to its absence or diminishment.
- נֹגַהּ nôgahh · H5051 · brightness, shining
- נֹגַהּ denotes brightness or shining light, standing in direct opposition to the dimness conveyed by מָעוּף.
In the other Testament 2 words
- σκότος skótos · G4655 · darkness, evil world, realm of evil
- The Greek σκότος is the standard translation equivalent for Hebrew terms denoting darkness or dimness, representing the absence or diminishment of light, which matches the semantic range of מָעוּף.
- ἀχλύς achlýs · G887 · dark mistiness occurs (to someone), to become blind
- The Greek ἀχλύς specifically denotes a mist or dimness (particularly of vision), closely matching the nuance of מָעוּף as a state of dimness or obscurity.
Semantic domains 1 entry
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- מָעוּף denotes dimness or gloom, as in Isaiah's description of the gloom of anguish and darkness that drives the distressed away, a condition of danger and dread.
Word family 7 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H4588. mauph [מָעוּף] noun [masculine] id.; — construct צוּקָה מְעוּף Isa 8:22 (||…
[מָעוּף] noun [masculine] id.; — construct צוּקָה מְעוּף Isa 8:22 (|| הֲשֵׁכָה); CheHpt. reads מוּעַף.
תְּעֻפָה
noun feminine id.; — so read probably for תָּעֻ֫פָה Job 11:17 (opposed to כֹּקֶר).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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