Strong’s H4606 · Hebrew
מֵעָל
mêʻâl
may-awl'
Definition
(only in plural as singular) the setting (of the sun)
Etymology
(Aramaic) from H5954 (עֲלַל);
Where the KJV renders it
- going down
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