- Original: אפלה - Transliteration: 'aphelah - Phonetic: af-ay-law' - Definition: 1. darkness, gloominess, calamity 2. wickedness (fig.) - Origin: from H651 - TWOT entry: 145c - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Feminine of H651 ; duskiness figuratively misfortune; concretely concealment: - dark darkness gloominess X thick. Total KJV Occurrences: 10 • dark, 1 Proverbs 7:9 • darkness, 6 Deuteronomy 28:29; Proverbs 4:19; Isaiah 8:22; Isaiah 58:10; Isaiah 59:9; Jeremiah 23:12 • gloominess, 2 Joel 2:2; Zephaniah 1:15 • thick, 1 Exodus 10:22