Strong's Hebrew · H5645

עָב

ʻâb · awb

Definitionproperly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse
Derivation(masculine and feminine); from H5743 (עוּב);
KJV usageclay, (thick) cloud, [idiom] thick, thicket. Compare H5672 (עֲבִי).
Occurrences32 in the KJV · 32 verses

עָב in Scripture

Exodus 19:9 And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee forever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD. Judges 5:4 LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water. 2 Samuel 22:12 And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies. 2 Samuel 23:4 And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain. 1 Kings 18:44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man' s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot , and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. 1 Kings 18:45 And it came to pass in the meanwhile, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel. Job 20:6 Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds; Job 22:14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven. Job 26:8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them. Job 30:15 Terrors are turned upon me: they pursue my soul as the wind: and my welfare passeth away as a cloud. Job 36:29 Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle? Job 37:11 Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:
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