עֲלָטָה (ʿălāṭâ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning thick darkness. It appears
4 times
in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H5939).
Also rendered
darkness
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1626)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1626)thick darkness; dusk; dark, twilight
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
עֲלָטָהnoun, feminine: thick darkness
Strong's H5939עֲלָטָה: dusk KJV:dark, twilight.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.