1) to cover 1a) (Pual) covered, encrusted (participle) 1b) (Hithpael) to enwrap oneself, disguise oneself, faint
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H5968 — עָלַף
a.laph · to enwrap · Hebrew/Aramaic
5 tagged verse occurrences
Genesis 38:14 · וַתִּתְעַלָּ֔ףAnd she put off from her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is by the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she was not given unto him to wife.Song of Solomon 5:14 · מְעֻלֶּ֖פֶתHis hands are as rings of gold set with beryl: His body is as ivory work overlaid with sapphires.Isaiah 51:20 · עֻלְּפ֥וּThy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as an antelope in a net; they are full of the wrath of Jehovah, the rebuke of thy God.Amos 8:13 · תִּ֠תְעַלַּפְנָהIn that day shall the fair virgins and the young men faint for thirst.Jonah 4:8 · וַיִּתְעַלָּ֑ףAnd it came to pass, when the sun arose, that God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.