Words the Bible translates as deep darkness
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 2 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- tsalmavetצַלְמָוֶתthe deepest, most frightening darkness, the kind that feels like the edge of the grave
- aphelahאֲפֵלָהthick darkness: dark heavy enough that a person cannot see the way, and the disaster that such dark stands for
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