H3990 H3990
darkness, gloom, obscurity
A word for darkness, appearing in Joshua 24:7 in the account of the Exodus. God placed darkness between the Israelites and the Egyptians at the Red Sea, providing cover and separation. This darkness was both protective for Israel and terrifying for Egypt. The multilingual glosses unanimously render this as darkness, obscurity, or gloom, capturing the sense of impenetrable blackness that served as divine intervention.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Darkness, deep gloom placed as a barrier. Joshua 24:7 recalls how God 'set darkness between you and the Egyptians' during the exodus. The cross-linguistic evidence (darkness, oscuridad, ténèbres, Finsternis) consistently points to thick darkness. This supernatural darkness served a dual purpose: protecting Israel while confounding Egypt, demonstrating God's control over natural elements for his people's deliverance. 1×
AR["مَافِيلَ"]·ben["বে-মাঝে-তোমাদের"]·DE["Finsternis"]·EN["darkness"]·FR["ténèbres"]·heb["מאפל"]·HI["अंधकार"]·ID["kegelapan"]·IT["tenebre"]·jav["pepeteng"]·KO["어둠을"]·PT["escuridão"]·RU["тьму"]·ES["oscuridad"]·SW["giza"]·TR["karanlık"]·urd["اندھیرا"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† מַאֲפֵל n.[m.] darkness, Jos 24:7 (E) וַיָּשֶׂם מ׳ בֵּינֵיכֶם וג׳, between Hebrews & Egyptians.