עֲרָפֶל noun masculine cloud, heavy cloud (perhaps from above √ + ל afformative; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Syriac ; ᵑ7 עֲרָפֵילָא; Mandean ארפילא Nö^{M 126, 128}; on vocaliz. see Ba^{NB 160 and against him} Schw^{ZAW x (1890), 178} who proposes עַרְמֶּל); — ׳ע in which God dwells Exodus 20:18 (Gi; van d. H. Exodus 20:21), 1 Kings 8:12 2Chronicles 6:1; + עָנָן Deuteronomy 4:11 (also חשֶׁח), Deuteronomy 5:19; Psalm 97:2; Job 22:13 see בַּעַד; תַּחַת רַגְלָיו ׳ע 2 Samuel 22:10 = Psalm 18:10; as swaddling-bands of sea Job 38:9; figurative of misery Isaiah 60:2 ("" חשֶׁח); of ׳יs judgment Jeremiah 13:16 ("" צַלְמָוֶת), as a past day ׳יוֺם עָנָן וַע Ezekiel 34:12 = (of future day of ׳י) Zephaniah 1:15 ("" יוֺם חשֶׁח וַאֲפֵלָה) = Joel 2:2 ("" id.).