TBESH · H5968
עָלַף · a.laph · to enwrap
1) to cover 1a) (Pual) covered, encrusted (participle) 1b) (Hithpael) to enwrap oneself, disguise oneself, faint
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a.laph H5968
עָלַף (a.laph) means “to enwrap” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
עָלַף Hebrew · H5968 5 tagged occurrences in 5 verses
Pronunciation guide: aw-laf' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
a primitive root; to veil or cover; figuratively, to be languid
KJV glosses: faint, overlaid, wrap self.
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How translators render H5968
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| bedecked | 1 |
| covered her face | 1 |
| have fainted | 1 |
| so that he grew faint | 1 |
| will faint | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and wrapped herself | 1 |
| faint | 1 |
| have fainted | 1 |
| overlaid | 1 |
| that he fainted | 1 |
Verses containing H5968
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- Genesis 38:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
she removed her widow’s garments, covered her face with a veil to disguise herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that although Shelah had grown up, she had not been given to him as a wife.
Read word by word - Song of Solomon 5:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
His arms are rods of gold set with beryl. His body is polished ivory bedecked with sapphires.
Read word by word - Isaiah 51:20
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Your sons have fainted; they lie at the head of every street, like an antelope in a net. They are full of the wrath of the LORD, the rebuke of your God.
Read word by word - Amos 8:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
In that day the lovely young women—the young men as well—will faint from thirst.
Read word by word - Jonah 4:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”
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