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H5939 · עֲלָטָה

ʻălâṭâh

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

dusk

KJV gloss list in the source

dark, twilight.

Source pronunciation notation: al-aw-taw'

Derivation recorded by Strong

feminine from an unused root meaning to cover;

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