Ofel (אופל) means darkness in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
darkness
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ofel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חוסר אור.
וְשָׁמְעוּ בַיּוֹם־הַהוּא הַחֵרְשִׁים דִּבְרֵי־סֵפֶר; וּמֵאֹפֶל וּמֵחֹשֶׁךְ עֵינֵי עִוְרִים תִּרְאֶינָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ofel is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֹפֶל
- Written without vowel points
- אופל
- Said
- ofel
- Root
- א־פ־ל
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Inflections
- אֹפֶל־
- Gematria
- 117
This is how Ofel is said in other languages.
- English
- darkness
- Arabic
- ظَلَام
- Russian
- темнота
These words mean nearly the same as Ofel.
- אפלהdarkness
- חושך
- עלטה
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These words rhyme with Ofel.
The word Ofel is part of these phrases and sayings.
- יקחהו אפל
- כוחות האופל
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The word Ofel comes from the root א־פ־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Ofel in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ofel.
What does Ofel (אופל) mean in Hebrew?
Ofel (אופל) means darkness. It is said ofel, with the stress on o.
What is a synonym for Ofel (אופל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ofel (אופל) are אפלה, חושך, and עלטה.
What rhymes with Ofel (אופל)?
Words that rhyme with Ofel (אופל) include עופל.
Is Ofel (אופל) masculine or feminine?
The word Ofel (אופל) is a masculine noun.
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.