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 turneth aside the garments of her widowhood from off her, and covereth herself with a vail, and wrappeth herself up, and sitteth in the opening of Enayim, which is by the way to Timnath, for she hath seen that Shelah hath grown up, and she hath not been given to him for a wife.Song of Solomon 5:14 · מְעֻלֶּ֖פֶתHis hands rings of gold, set with beryl, His heart bright ivory, covered with sapphires,Isaiah 51:20 · עֻלְּפ֥וּThy sons have been wrapped up, they have lain down, At the head of all out places, as a wild ox in a net, They are full of the fury of Jehovah, The rebuke of Thy God.Amos 8:13 · תִּ֠תְעַלַּפְנָהIn that day faint do the fair virgins, And the young men, with thirst.Jonah 4:8 · וַיִּתְעַלָּ֑ףAnd it cometh to pass, about the rising of the sun, that God appointeth a cutting east wind, and the sun smiteth on the head of Jonah, and he wrappeth himself up, and asketh his soul to die, and saith, ‘Better is my death than my life.’