5399. nesheph

Lexicon

nesheph: Twilight, dusk, dawn

Original Word: נֶשֶׁף
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: nesheph
Pronunciation: NEH-shehf
Phonetic Spelling: (neh'-shef)
Definition: Twilight, dusk, dawn
Meaning: a breeze, dusk

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

dark, dawning of the day morning, night, twilight

From nashaph; properly, a breeze, i.e. (by implication) dusk (when the evening breeze prevails) -- dark, dawning of the day (morning), night, twilight.

see HEBREW nashaph

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from nashaph
Definition
twilight
NASB Translation
dawn (2), dusky (1), evening (1), twilight (8).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

נֶ֫שֶׁף noun masculine twilight (properly twilight-breeze, compare לְרוּחַ הַיּוֺם Genesis 3:8; Late Hebrew id.; ᵑ7 נְשֶׁף, נִשְׁמָּא; — ׳נ absolute 1 Samuel 30:17 +, נָ֑שֶׁף Jeremiah 13:16; construct Isaiah 21:4; suffix נִשְׁמּוֺ Job 3:9; —

1 evening twilight 2 Kings 7:5,7 (compare לַיְלָה 2 Kings 7:12); opposed to בֹּקֶר Isaiah 5:11; time of concealment Job 24:15; Proverbs 7:9 (+ עֶרֶב יוֺם, אִישׁוֺן לַיְלָה וַאֲפֵלָה, to emphasize sin that shuns the day); of refreshing Isaiah 21:4 חִשְׁקִיׅ ׳(נ; of stumbling, in dim light Isaiah 59:10 (opposed to צָהֳרַיִם), so הָרֵי נָ֑שֶׁף Jeremiah 13:16 (both figurative); כּוֺכְבֵי נִשְׁמּוֺ Job 3:9 the stars of its twilight (i.e. of night of Job's birth). — so וְעַדהָֿעֶרֶב ׳מֵהַנּ לְמָחֳרָתָם 1 Samuel 30 Klo Kit HPS (read לְהַחֲרִמָם for ׳לְמָח, We Kit Bu); Th, after Luth, below so Buhl^Kex SS; Löhr allows either.

2 morning twilight Job 7:4 (opposed to עֶרֶב). apparently also Psalm 119:147.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to blow or to breathe.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G3317 (μεσονύκτιον, mesonuktion): Midnight, the middle of the night.
• G3571 (νύξ, nux): Night, the period of darkness.
• G3796 (ὄψιος, opsios): Late, evening.
• G4404 (πρωΐ, proi): Early, morning.
• G4652 (σκοτεινός, skoteinos): Dark, full of darkness.
• G4655 (σκότος, skotos): Darkness, obscurity.

These Greek terms, while not direct translations, relate to the concept of time transitions and periods of darkness, similar to the Hebrew "nesheph." They provide a broader understanding of how different languages and cultures perceive the times of day associated with "nesheph."

Usage: In the Hebrew Bible, "nesheph" is used to describe times of transition between day and night, often associated with the coolness of the evening or the onset of darkness.

Context: • The Hebrew word "nesheph" appears in several contexts within the Old Testament, often highlighting the atmospheric and temporal changes that occur during dusk or twilight. It is a time characterized by the fading light of day and the onset of night, often accompanied by a gentle breeze.
• In Job 24:15, "nesheph" is used to describe the time when the eye of the adulterer waits for the cover of darkness: "The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight, thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ and he covers his face."
• Proverbs 7:9 uses "nesheph" to set the scene for a narrative of seduction: "in the twilight, as the day was fading into the dark of the night."
• The term is also found in 1 Samuel 30:17, where it describes the time of day when David attacked the Amalekites: "David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day."
• "Nesheph" captures the essence of a time that is neither fully day nor night, often symbolizing uncertainty or the potential for hidden actions under the cover of dim light.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּנֶֽשֶׁף־ בַ֭נֶּשֶׁף בַנֶּ֔שֶׁף בַנֶּשֶׁף֒ בנשף בנשף־ כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁף כנשף מֵהַנֶּ֥שֶׁף מהנשף נִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹ נֶ֣שֶׁף נָ֑שֶׁף נָֽשֶׁף׃ נשף נשף׃ נשפו ḇan·ne·šep̄ ḇannešep̄ bə·ne·šep̄- bənešep̄- beneshef kan·ne·šep̄ kannešep̄ kanNeshef mê·han·ne·šep̄ mêhannešep̄ mehanNeshef nā·šep̄ nāšep̄ Nashef ne·šep̄ nešep̄ Neshef niš·pōw nishPo nišpōw vanNeshef

Englishman's Concordance

1 Samuel 30:17
HEB: וַיַּכֵּ֥ם דָּוִ֛ד מֵהַנֶּ֥שֶׁף וְעַד־ הָעֶ֖רֶב
NAS: slaughtered them from the twilight until
KJV: smote them from the twilight even unto the evening
INT: slaughtered David the twilight until the evening

2 Kings 7:5
HEB: וַיָּק֣וּמוּ בַנֶּ֔שֶׁף לָב֖וֹא אֶל־
NAS: They arose at twilight to go
KJV: And they rose up in the twilight, to go
INT: arose twilight to go to

2 Kings 7:7
HEB: וַיָּקוּמוּ֮ וַיָּנ֣וּסוּ בַנֶּשֶׁף֒ וַיַּעַזְב֣וּ אֶת־
NAS: and fled in the twilight, and left
KJV: and fled in the twilight, and left
INT: arose and fled the twilight and left their tents

Job 3:9
HEB: יֶחְשְׁכוּ֮ כּוֹכְבֵ֪י נִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹ יְקַו־ לְא֥וֹר
NAS: Let the stars of its twilight be darkened;
KJV: Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark;
INT: be darkened the stars twilight wait light

Job 7:4
HEB: נְדֻדִ֣ים עֲדֵי־ נָֽשֶׁף׃
NAS: tossing until dawn.
KJV: of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
INT: tossing until dawn

Job 24:15
HEB: נֹאֵ֨ף ׀ שָׁ֤מְרָֽה נֶ֣שֶׁף לֵ֭אמֹר לֹא־
NAS: waits for the twilight, Saying,
KJV: waiteth for the twilight, saying,
INT: of the adulterer waits the twilight Saying No

Psalm 119:147
HEB: קִדַּ֣מְתִּי בַ֭נֶּשֶׁף וָאֲשַׁוֵּ֑עָה [לִדְבָרֶיךָ
NAS: I rise before dawn and cry for help;
KJV: I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried:
INT: rise dawn and cry act

Proverbs 7:9
HEB: בְּנֶֽשֶׁף־ בְּעֶ֥רֶב י֑וֹם
NAS: In the twilight, in the evening,
KJV: In the twilight, in the evening,
INT: the twilight day In

Isaiah 5:11
HEB: יִרְדֹּ֑פוּ מְאַחֲרֵ֣י בַנֶּ֔שֶׁף יַ֖יִן יַדְלִיקֵֽם׃
NAS: Who stay up late in the evening that wine
KJV: that continue until night, [till] wine
INT: may pursue stay the evening wine may inflame

Isaiah 21:4
HEB: בִּֽעֲתָ֑תְנִי אֵ֚ת נֶ֣שֶׁף חִשְׁקִ֔י שָׂ֥ם
NAS: overwhelms me; The twilight I longed
KJV: affrighted me: the night of my pleasure
INT: horror overwhelms the twilight longed has been turned

Isaiah 59:10
HEB: כָּשַׁ֤לְנוּ בַֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙ כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁף בָּאַשְׁמַנִּ֖ים כַּמֵּתִֽים׃
NAS: at midday as in the twilight, Among those who are vigorous
KJV: at noonday as in the night; [we are] in desolate
INT: stumble midday the twilight who dead

Jeremiah 13:16
HEB: עַל־ הָ֣רֵי נָ֑שֶׁף וְקִוִּיתֶ֤ם לְאוֹר֙
NAS: stumble On the dusky mountains,
KJV: stumble upon the dark mountains,
INT: and mountains the dusky are hoping light

12 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5399
12 Occurrences

bə·ne·šep̄- — 1 Occ.
kan·ne·šep̄ — 1 Occ.
mê·han·ne·šep̄ — 1 Occ.
nā·šep̄ — 2 Occ.
ne·šep̄ — 2 Occ.
niš·pōw — 1 Occ.
ḇan·ne·šep̄ — 4 Occ.