H0653
אֲפֵלָה
darkness
1) darkness, gloominess, calamity 2) wickedness (fig.)
The KJV translates H0653 in the following manner:
darkness (12x), gloominess (4x), dark (2x), thick (2x)
Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry
אֲפֵלָה noun feminine darkness, gloominess, calamity — ׳א Exod 10:22 +; אֲפֵלָתְךָ Isa 58:10 plural אֲפֵלוֺת Isa 59:9 —
1. darkness Deut 28:29; Prov 7:9 (|| אִישׁוֺן לַיְלָה); of supernatural darkness in Egypt Exod 10:22 of day of .׳י (compare Amos 5:20 below אָפֵל) Joel 2:2; Zeph 1:15 (both || חשׁך ענן, רְפל) simile of wickedness Jer 23:18; Prov 4:19.
2. figurative of calamity Isa 8:22 (|| חֲשֵׁכָה), Isa 58:10 (|| חשׁך, opposed to צהרים ), Isa 59:9 (|| id., opposed to נגהות)
9 occurrences
Exodus (1), Deuteronomy (1), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (3), Jeremiah (1), Joel (1), Zephaniah (1)