ΝΕΦΟΥΣ, νεφους
NEPHOUS, nephous
Sounds Like: NEH-foos
Translations: of a cloud, of cloud, a cloud, cloud
From the root: ΝΕΦΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a cloud, a visible mass of water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. It is often used in a literal sense to describe weather phenomena, but can also be used metaphorically to represent a large group or a covering. In the provided examples, it refers to a physical cloud from which the Lord speaks or one that appears suddenly.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Neuter
Strong’s number: G3509 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Job — 40:6
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Job — 40:1
From the same root
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