Strong's Hebrew · H5968
עָלַף
ʻâlaph · aw-laf'
Definitionto veil or cover; figuratively, to be languid
Derivationa primitive root;
KJV usagefaint, overlaid, wrap self.
Occurrences5 in the KJV · 5 verses
עָלַף in Scripture
Genesis 38:14
And she put her widow' s garments off from her, and covered her with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.
Song of Solomon 5:14
His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.
Isaiah 51:20
Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke of thy God.
Amos 8:13
In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.
Jonah 4:8
And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.