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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: 4155. מוּעָף (muaph) -- Gloom, darkness</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/4155.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/isaiah/9-1.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/4155.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> > 4155</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/4154.htm" title="4154">◄</a> 4155. muaph <a href="../hebrew/4156.htm" title="4156">►</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">muaph: Gloom, darkness</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">מוּעָף</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>muw`aph<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>moo-AHF<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(moo-awf')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Gloom, darkness<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>covered, dark, obscurity, distress<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root אוּף (uph), which means "to fly" or "to be darkened."<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 or spiritual blindness.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "muaph" is used to describe a state of gloom or darkness, often in a metaphorical sense. It conveys a sense of obscurity or a lack of clarity, both physically and spiritually. In the context of the Hebrew Bible, it can refer to a literal darkness or a figurative one, such as spiritual blindness or despair.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, darkness was often associated with chaos, evil, and judgment, contrasting with light, which symbolized order, goodness, and divine presence. The concept of darkness as a metaphor for spiritual blindness or moral confusion is prevalent throughout the Hebrew Scriptures. This reflects the broader Ancient Near Eastern understanding of light and darkness as powerful symbols in religious and philosophical thought.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/5774b.htm">uph</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>gloom<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>gloom (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">מוּעָף</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>gloom</b></font>; — <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/8-23.htm">Isaiah 8:23</a>. <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>dimness <p>From <a href="/hebrew/5774.htm">uwph</a>; properly, covered, i.e. Dark; abstractly, obscurity, i.e. Distress -- dimness. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5774.htm">uwph</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>מוּעָף֮ מועף mū‘āp̄ mū·‘āp̄ muAf<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/isaiah/9-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 9:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּ֣י לֹ֣א <b> מוּעָף֮ </b> לַאֲשֶׁ֣ר מוּצָ֣ק</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> But there will be no <span class="itali">[more] gloom</span> for her who<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Nevertheless the dimness</span> [shall] not [be] such as [was] in her vexation,<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/9-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> there will be no <span class="itali">gloom</span> her who anguish<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4155.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4155.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4155<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/muaf_4155.htm">mū·‘āp̄ — 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/4154.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4154"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4154" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/4156.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4156"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4156" /></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>