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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 3991. מַאְפֵּלְיָה (maapheleyah) -- Gloom, Darkness</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/3991.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/jeremiah/2-31.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/3991.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 3991</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/3990.htm" title="3990">◄</a> 3991. maapheleyah <a href="../hebrew/3992.htm" title="3992">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">maapheleyah: Gloom, Darkness</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">מַאֲפֵלְיָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>ma'phelyah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>mah-af-el-yah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(mah-af-ay-leh-yaw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Gloom, Darkness<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>opaqueness<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root אָפֵל (afel), meaning "darkness" or "gloom."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts of darkness or gloom is σκότος (skotos), Strong's Greek #4655, which also conveys the idea of obscurity and the absence of light.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "maapheleyah" refers to a deep, thick darkness or gloom. It is often used in the context of describing a profound absence of light, both in a literal and metaphorical sense. This word conveys a sense of foreboding or judgment, often associated with divine displeasure or the consequences of sin.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, darkness was often associated with chaos, evil, and the unknown. It was contrasted with light, which symbolized order, goodness, and divine presence. The use of "maapheleyah" in the Hebrew Bible reflects this cultural understanding, often appearing in contexts where God's judgment or the consequences of turning away from Him are being described.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/652.htm">ophel</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>deep darkness<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>thick darkness (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">מַאְמֵּלְיָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>deep darkness</b></font> (= <font class="hebrew2">מַאֲפֵל יָהּ</font> according to Thes MV compare <a href="/interlinear/songs/8-6.htm">Songs 8:6</a> <font class="hebrew2">שַׁלְהֶבֶתְיָה</font>; but Ew<sup>§ 165 b</sup> & on <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/2-31.htm">Jeremiah 2:31</a> reads <font class="hebrew2">מַאְמִּלִיָה</font> feminine of [<font class="hebrew2">מאפלי</font>], derived from Hiph`il Participle; compare Sta<sup>§ 302 b</sup> <font class="hebrew2">מַאְמְּלִיָּה</font>; Jäger<sup>BAS 471</sup> thinks this <font class="hebrew2">יָה</font> an enclitic particle of emphasis, & compare Assyrian) — only <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">אֶרֶץ מ</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/2-31.htm">Jeremiah 2:31</a> figurative of <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">י</font> in dealing with his people ("" <font class="hebrew2">מִרְבָּר</font>). <p><font class="hebrew2">אֶפְלָל</font> see below <font class="hebrew2">פלל</font> . p. 813.<p><font class="hebrew2">אפן</font> (meaning dubious, perhaps <font size="+1"><b>turn</b></font>, compare <font class="hebrew2">פנה</font>) <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>opaqueness<p>Prol. Feminine of <a href="/hebrew/3990.htm">ma'aphel</a>; opaqueness: <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3990.htm">ma'aphel</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>מַאְפֵּ֖לְיָ֑ה מאפליה ma’·pê·lə·yāh ma’pêləyāh maPeleYah<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/2-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 2:31</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אִ֛ם אֶ֥רֶץ <b> מַאְפֵּ֖לְיָ֑ה </b> מַדּ֜וּעַ אָמְר֤וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a land <span class="itali">of thick darkness?</span> Why<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a land <span class="itali">of darkness?</span> wherefore say<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/2-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Or A land <span class="itali">of thick</span> how say<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3991.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3991.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3991<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/mapeleyah_3991.htm">ma’·pê·lə·yāh — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/3990.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3990"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3990" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/3992.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3992"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3992" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>