Strong's H5645 · Hebrew
עָב
ʻâb · /awb/
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.
Every occurrence (KJV)
32 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
2 Samuel2 verses
And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies. dark: Heb. binding of waters
2 Samuel 23:4And 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 Kings2 verses
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. Prepare: Heb. Tie, or, Bind
1 Kings 18:45And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
2 Chronicles1 verse
Job8 verses
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds; clouds: Heb. cloud
Job 22:14Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
Job 26:8He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
Job 30:15Terrors 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 36:29Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?
Job 37:11Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud: his: Heb. the cloud of his light
Job 37:16Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge?
Job 38:34Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
Psalms5 verses
He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
Psalms 18:12At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.
Psalms 77:17The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad. poured: Heb. were poured forth with water
Psalms 104:3Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
Psalms 147:8Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
Proverbs1 verse
Ecclesiastes3 verses
If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
Ecclesiastes 11:4He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
Ecclesiastes 12:2While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
Isaiah7 verses
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 14:14I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
Isaiah 18:4For 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 19:1The 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 25:5Thou 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 44:22I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.
Isaiah 60:8Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
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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);