עלטה

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עלטה

/alaˈta/ Modern Israeli
/ʕălɔːˈtˤɔː/

Where it comes from

Compare Arabic غَيْطَلَة (ḡayṭala). Occurs in the Bible only in Genesis 15:17 and Ezekiel 12:6, 7 and 12.

noun עֲלָטָה · alatá · עֲלֶטֶת־ · עֲלַטְתִּי · עֲלַטְתֵּנוּ

Biblical, literary darkness וַיְהִי הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ בָּאָה וַעֲלָטָה הָיָה […]
Similar: חוֹשֶׁךְ
gloom
blackout (a large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers and therefore darkness) תַּרְחִישׁ עֲלָטָה

In English

darkness state of being dark

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"עלטה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%94. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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עלטה. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%94

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"עלטה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%94.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {עלטה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}