עָלַף (ʿālap) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning cover. It appears
5 times
in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H5968).
Also rendered
to enwrap
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1634)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1634)cover; encrusted; enwrap oneself, swoon away; veil, be languid, envelope, mourning; faint, overlaid, wrap self
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
עָלַףverb: cover
Pualcovered, encrusted
Hithpaelenwrap oneself; = swoon away
Strong's H5968עָלַף: to veil or cover; figuratively, to be languid KJV:faint, overlaid, wrap self.
Strong's H5969עֻלְפֶּה: an envelope, i.e. (figuratively) mourning KJV:fainted.
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.