Darkness

22:25 Nov 16, 2013
English to Hebrew translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: Darkness
I'm currently writing a novel and I require an accurate translation that is a transliterated version. I also require to know how the translation is spoken.

Darkness: a darkness that consumes or prevents someone from seeing what is meant to be seen.
bunnybunbun
United Kingdom


Summary of answers provided
5אפלה
Itzik Greenvald Mivtach
4חושך אפילה
Adar Brauner
4חֹשֶׁךְ
George Roosevelt


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darkness
חושך אפילה


Explanation:
There are certain vowels that cannot be translitterated in English trough The Latin alfabet, if you donàt know and havenàt rheard them already.

I give you a try:

chosech afela


Adar Brauner
Israel
Local time: 06:39
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in HebrewHebrew
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darkness
חֹשֶׁךְ


Explanation:
choshech

Try the psalms for poetry

Example sentence(s):
  • וָאֹמַר, אַךְ-חֹשֶׁךְ יְשׁוּפֵנִי;
  • And if I say: \'Surely the darkness shall envelop me,

    Reference: http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt26d9.htm
George Roosevelt
United States
Local time: 20:39
Native speaker of: Arabic
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darkness
אפלה


Explanation:
לא חושך, אלא אפלה - תיאור קודר וספרותי יותר מאשר סתם חושך
הביטוי חושך אפלה מופיע בתנך אך בשפה הדיבורית יותר המילה חושך מושמטת

Itzik Greenvald Mivtach
Israel
Local time: 06:39
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