Afel (אפל) means dark in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
dark
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Afel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חסר בו אור.
הֲלֹא חֹשֶׁךְ יוֹם יהוה, וְלֹא אוֹר; וְאָפֵל, וְלֹא נֹגַהּ לוֹ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Afel is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- אָפֵל
- Written without vowel points
- אפל
- Said
- afel
- Root
- א־פ־ל
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- אֲפֵלִים
- Feminine form
- אֲפֵלָה
- Inflections
- נ' אֲפֵלָה, ר' אֲפֵלִים, נ"ר אֲפֵלוֹת
- Gematria
- 111
This is how Afel is said in other languages.
- English
- dark
- Arabic
- مُظْلِم
- Russian
- тёмный
- French
- obscur, sombre
- Spanish
- oscuro
- German
- dunkel, finster
- Yiddish
- פֿינצטער
These words mean nearly the same as Afel.
- אפלולי
- חשוך
- כהה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Afel.
- מואר
- בהירbright
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Afel.
The word Afel is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אנרגיה אפלה
- גוף אפל
- הצד האפל של הירח
- חומר אפל
- לשכה אפלה
- קסם אפל
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Afel comes from the root א־פ־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Afel in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Afel.
What does Afel (אפל) mean in Hebrew?
Afel (אפל) means dark. It is said afel, with the stress on fel.
What is a synonym for Afel (אפל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Afel (אפל) are אפלולי, חשוך, and כהה.
What is the opposite of Afel (אפל)?
Words that mean the opposite of Afel (אפל) are מואר and בהיר.
What rhymes with Afel (אפל)?
Words that rhyme with Afel (אפל) include נוזל, ישראל, של, אל, נמל, and ברזל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אפל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.