הֶ/עָבִ֥ים
𐤄/𐤏𐤁𐤉𐤌
ʻâb
the clouds
A thick, dense mass; usually refers to a heavy or dark cloud, emphasizing opacity and the sense of obscured light. In some contexts, it denotes physical density or thickness, such as in clay or a wooded thicket. The central sense is of something that envelopes and conceals by its density.
Ecclesiastes 11:3 · Word #3
Lexicon H5645
| Lemma | עָב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤁 |
| Transliteration | ʻâb |
| Strong's | H5645 |
| Definition | A thick, dense mass; usually refers to a heavy or dark cloud, emphasizing opacity and the sense of obscured light. In some contexts, it denotes physical density or thickness, such as in clay or a wooded thicket. The central sense is of something that envelopes and conceals by its density. |
Morphology HTd/Ncbpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the clouds |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5645-10
the dense clouds
| Morphological Notes | Common noun, plural absolute, both genders; prefixed definite article הַ. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun עָב denotes a thick, opaque mass, most commonly a cloud characterized by density and obscured light. The plural absolute form with the definite article is preserved as "the dense clouds," maintaining both number and the core sense of thickness from the root. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
the dense clouds
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 is contextually correct; 'dense clouds' is precise and matches the root emphasis in SILEX definition. |