מַאְפֵּלְיָה

מַאְפֵּלְיָה noun feminine deep darkness (= מַאֲפֵל יָהּ according to Thes MV compare Song 8:6 שַׁלְהֶבֶתְיָה; but Ew^{§ 165 b} & on Jer 2:31 reads מַאְפִּלִיָה feminine of [מאפלי], derived from Hiph`il Participle; compare Sta^{§ 302 b} מַאְפְּלִיָּה; Jäger^{BAS 471} thinks this יָה an enclitic particle of emphasis, & compare Assyrian) — only ׳אֶרֶץ מ Jer 2:31 figurative of ׳י in dealing with his people (|| מִרְבָּר).

אֶפְלָל see below פלל . p. 813.