נֶ֫שֶׁף
ne.sheph (H5399)
twilight
AI Word Study
The Hebrew word "ne.sheph" (H5399) is defined as "twilight," a time of day characterized by the transition from daylight to darkness. This word falls within the semantic domain of Light & Darkness, indicating its connection to the broader themes of illumination and obscurity. In the 12 occurrences of "ne.sheph" in the Bible, it is used to describe a specific period of time, often associated with the end of the day or the beginning of night. This word does not convey a sense of duration or a specific activity, but rather a moment in time marked by the fading light. The significance of "ne.sheph" lies in its ability to evoke a sense of transition, liminality, and the blurring of boundaries between day and night.
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David struck them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day. Not a man of them escaped from there, except four hundred young men, who rode on camels and fled.
They rose up in the twilight, to go to the camp of the Syrians. When they had come to the outermost part of the camp of the Syrians, behold, no man was there.
Therefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their donkeys, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.
Let the stars of its twilight be dark. Let it look for light, but have none, neither let it see the eyelids of the morning,
When I lie down, I say, ‘When will I arise, and the night be gone?’ I toss and turn until the dawning of the day.
The eye also of the adulterer waits for the twilight, saying, ‘No eye will see me.’ He disguises his face.
I rise before dawn and cry for help. I put my hope in your words.
in the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the middle of the night and in the darkness.
Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink, who stay late into the night, until wine inflames them!
My heart flutters. Horror has frightened me. The twilight that I desired has been turned into trembling for me.
We grope for the wall like the blind. Yes, we grope as those who have no eyes. We stumble at noon as if it were twilight. Among those who are strong, we are like dead men.
Give glory to Yahweh your God, before he causes darkness, and before your feet stumble on the dark mountains, and while you look for light, he turns it into the shadow of death, and makes it deep darkness.