Strong’s H5968 · Hebrew
עָלַף
ʻâlaph
aw-laf'
Definition
to veil or cover; figuratively, to be languid
Etymology
a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
- faint
- overlaid
- wrap self
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.