darkness
a.la.tah denotes the dark conditions in which people act or that arrive after the sun goes down.
The attested use chiefly marks darkness as the setting for bringing a load out in Ezekiel; it also describes the darkness that came after the sun went down in Genesis.
Senses in use
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Darkness as the setting for going out · dominant
In Ezekiel 12:6, Ezekiel 12:7, and Ezekiel 12:12, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs with bringing a load or articles out, digging through a wall, and lifting a burden; the APB renders these clauses with “in the darkness.”
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Darkness following sunset · rare
In Genesis 15:17, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs after the sun went down; the APB renders the clause, “darkness came,” before describing a smoking oven and a torch of fire passing between the pieces.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “in the darkness” in the Ezekiel verses and as darkness that “came” after sunset in Genesis 15:17. These renderings confirm the clauses' setting rather than supply a finer distinction.