Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H5645

Strong's H5645 · Hebrew

עָב

ʻâb · /awb/

Number
H5645
Language
Hebrew
Original word
עָב
Transliteration
ʻâb
Pronunciation
awb
KJV occurrences
32 verses

Definition

properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse

KJV: clay, (thick) cloud, [idiom] thick, thicket. Compare H5672 (עֲבִי).

Root / derivation: (masculine and feminine); from H5743 (עוּב);

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered עָב across 32 verses.

clouds20×
cloud9×
clay1×
thick1×
thickets1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

32 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Exodus1 verse
Judges1 verse
2 Samuel2 verses
1 Kings2 verses
2 Chronicles1 verse
Job8 verses
Job 20:6

Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds; clouds: Heb. cloud

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. my soul: Heb. my principal one

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: his: Heb. the cloud of his light

Job 37:16

Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge?

Job 38:34

Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

Psalms5 verses
Proverbs1 verse
Ecclesiastes3 verses
Isaiah7 verses
Isaiah 5:6

And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

Isaiah 14:14

I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.

Isaiah 18:4

For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest. consider: or, regard my set dwelling upon: or, after rain

Isaiah 19:1

The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.

Isaiah 25:5

Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low.

Isaiah 44:22

I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.

Isaiah 60:8

Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?

Jeremiah1 verse

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H5645 (ʻâb) mean?

properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse

How many times does H5645 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H5645 (עָב) appears in 32 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “clouds.”

How is ʻâb translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H5645 is rendered as “clouds” (20×), “cloud” (9×), “clay” (1×), “thick” (1×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word עָב come from?

(masculine and feminine); from H5743 (עוּב);