Lexicon
עֵיפָה
e.phah
H5890
H:N-F Hebrew

darkness

2
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

e.phah denotes darkness, appearing both as a condition made from dawn and as the character of a shadowed land.

The two occurrences present darkness as both the result of dawn being made dark and the defining condition of a land described with shadow and lack of order.

Senses in use

  1. Darkness as a condition or transformation · dominant

    Both occurrences use a feminine singular absolute noun. In Amos 4:13, the term occurs in the clause about making dawn into darkness; in Job 10:22, it characterizes a land described with shadow and without order, where the APB renders the surrounding description "A land of darkness like darkness and shadow."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term through "darkness" in both verses, within clauses about dawn being changed and a shadowed land. Its repeated English wording confirms the verse-level presentation rather than isolating each token precisely.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture