νεφέλη
nephelē (G3507)
cloud
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The Greek word nephelē (νεφέλή) is translated as 'cloud.' It appears 25 times in the Bible and falls under the semantic domain of Water & Weather. This suggests that the primary function of nephelē in the biblical context is to describe phenomena associated with rain, storms, or cloudy skies. The range of usage for nephelē is diverse, encompassing descriptions of both literal and figurative clouds. In some instances, it refers to the physical phenomenon of clouds, such as in Luke 21:35, where it describes the clouds covering the sun. In other cases, nephelē is used metaphorically, as seen in 1 Kings 8:27, where it represents the presence of God in the heavens. The significance of nephelē in the Bible is largely related to its association with divine presence and judgment. By describing God as dwelling in or speaking from the clouds (e.g., Matthew 28:16, Deuteronomy 33:26), nephelē emphasizes the relationship between God's power and the creation He oversees. Additionally, clouds are sometimes linked to judgments, such as in the story of Noah's Ark (Genesis 9:13).
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While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”
and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. Then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.
Jesus said to him, “You have said it. Nevertheless, I tell you, after this you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of the sky.”
A cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”
Then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.
Jesus said, “I am. You will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of the sky.”
While he said these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered into the cloud.
A voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!”
He said to the multitudes also, “When you see a cloud rising from the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it happens.
Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.
Now I would not have you ignorant, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
and were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever.
These are hidden rocky reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you, shepherds who without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.
I saw a mighty angel coming down out of the sky, clothed with a cloud. A rainbow was on his head. His face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire.
I heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here!” They went up into heaven in the cloud, and their enemies saw them.
I looked, and saw a white cloud, and on the cloud one sitting like a son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
Another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, “Send your sickle, and reap; for the hour to reap has come; for the harvest of the earth is ripe!”
He who sat on the cloud thrust his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.