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ˁrpl, ˁrplˀ (ˁarpel, ˁarpellā) n.f. cloud, fog
dark cloud and/or foggy mist
JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA
TgJ 2Sam22:12↗ אַשרִי שְכִינְתֵיה בְעַרפִילָא‏ : † ; SYAP 11:28↗ חמון למשה קריב לערפליא‏ : they saw Moses in front of the cloud ; TN Ex20:21↗ ומשה קרב לערפלא דתמן שרי איקר שכינתיה דייי‏ : while Moses approached the cloud wherein was dwelling the glory of the Lord's presence ; SamTgJ Ex20:17↗ וקעם עמה מרחיק ומשה נגש לערפלה‏ : the people were standing far off while Moses approached the cloud ; AGnEx 12.19↗ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܝܟ ܥܪܦܠܐ ܢܗܝܪܬܐ ܥܠ ܐܦ̈ܝ ܐܪܥܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘ݂ܐ‏ : now the light was like a shining cloud over the Earth ; EphFid 42:13.1↗ ܪܡܐ ܗܝ ܥܢܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܢܗ ܕܥܪܦܠܐ‏ : the cloud is higher than the fog ; Addai.26.22↗ ܥܪܦܠܐ ܕܛܘܥܝܝ‏ ; BT Tan 4a(1)↗ ערפילא אפלו לפרצידא דתותי קלא מאי‏ : is mist effective even for a seed under a clod ; GY 67:13↗ kḏ napqia mn pagraihun mištiknia brpilia ḏhšuka : when they leave their bodies they dwell in the dark clouds ; AM 208:7 ↗ atuata ḏhila sumaqa ˁu arpila sumaqtia : signs of red dust or a red fog ; MandMB 1:107 ↗ maqimilun barpilia ḏhišuka : they set them in dark clouds ; TgPs18:12↗ ואשרי שכינתיה בערפילא‏
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JLAtg, LJLA ערפילא ; JBA prints עורפילא
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In general, while ˁnn is a cloud in the sky, ˁrpl is a low, dark cloud associated with darkness and moisture, i.e. fog and mist. See the cited passage from EphFid.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1141[549]DJPA: 420bDJBA: 883aJastrow: 1123Drower/Macuch: 38b, 437a, 357bJ. Payne-Smith: 429Levy Ch-W: 2:247Tal Sam: 666bDCPA[Schulthess]: 321[153]Qumran: 188

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