H3991 H3991
thick darkness, deep gloom, utter obscurity
A rare intensified form meaning thick or deep darkness, appearing only in Jeremiah 2:31. The term is enhanced with a suffix suggesting extreme darkness or gloom. Jeremiah uses this metaphorically, asking whether God has been like a land of thick darkness to his people. The rhetorical question expects a negative answer—God has not been dark or obscure, yet his people have wandered away. BDB notes scholarly debate about the precise morphology.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Thick darkness, deep gloom used figuratively. Jeremiah 2:31 asks, 'Have I been a land of thick darkness to Israel?' implying God has been light and provision, not obscurity. The Spanish gloss 'densa-oscuridad' (dense darkness) captures the intensified sense. The parallel with 'wilderness' suggests inhospitable, frightening terrain, making the rhetorical force stronger: God has been anything but dark to his people. 1×
AR["ظُلْمَةٍ"]·ben["অন্ধকারের"]·DE["[מאפליה]"]·EN["of-thick-darkness"]·FR["[מאפליה]"]·heb["מאפליה"]·HI["अंधेरे-का"]·ID["kegelapan"]·IT["[מאפליה]"]·jav["pepeteng"]·KO["어둠-의"]·PT["trevas"]·RU["тьмы"]·ES["densa-oscuridad?"]·SW["giza-kuu"]·TR["karanlık"]·urd["تاریکی-کی"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† מַאְפֵּלְיָה n.f. deep darkness ( = מַאֲפֵל יָהּ according to Thes MV cf. Ct 8:6 שַׁלְהֶבֶתְיָה; but Ew§ 165 b & on Je 2:31 reads מַאְפִּלִיָּה, fem. of [מאפלי], der. from Hiph. Pt.; cf. Sta§ 302 b מַאְפְּלִיָּה; JägerBAS 471 thinks this יָה an enclitic part. of emphasis, & comp. Assyrian)—only אֶרֶץ מ׳ Je 2:31 fig. of י׳ in dealing with his people (‖ מִדְבָּר).