עָלַף
a.laph (H5968)
to enwrap
AI Word Study
The Hebrew word עָלַף (a.laph, H5968) is defined as "to enwrap." This action suggests a physical covering or surrounding movement, possibly involving wrapping or encircling. With only five occurrences in the Bible, this word appears to be used in relatively specialized contexts. The definition and usage suggest a focus on actions involving wrapping or encasing, such as the movement of a covering or a surrounding action, possibly including the motion of someone enveloping themselves in a covering. This limited range of usage may imply a unique or distinctive role for this term within Hebrew vocabulary.
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She took off the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she wasn’t given to him as a wife.
His hands are like rings of gold set with beryl. His body is like ivory work overlaid with sapphires.
Your sons have fainted. They lie at the head of all the streets, like an antelope in a net. They are full of Yahweh’s wrath, the rebuke of your God.
In that day the beautiful virgins and the young men will faint for thirst.
When the sun arose, God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat on Jonah’s head, so that he fainted, and requested for himself that he might die, and said, “It is better for me to die than to live.”