Bible Dictionary: Gloomy

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (superl.) Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded; as, the cavern was gloomy.

2. (superl.) Affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy; dejected; as, a gloomy temper or countenance.

Greek

4659. skuthropos -- with a gloomy look
... with a gloomy look. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: skuthropos Phonetic
Spelling: (skoo-thro-pos') Short Definition: gloomy, sad-countenanced ...
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4768. stugnazo -- to have a gloomy appearance
... to have a gloomy appearance. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: stugnazo Phonetic
Spelling: (stoog-nad'-zo) Short Definition: I am gloomy Definition: I am ...
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850. auchmeros -- to boast
... dark, gloomy From auchmos (probably from a base akin to that of aer) (dust, as dried
by wind); properly, dirty, ie (by implication) obscure -- dark. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

651. aphel -- gloomy
... 650, 651. aphel. 652 . gloomy. Transliteration: aphel Phonetic Spelling:
(aw-fale') Short Definition: gloom. Word Origin from the ...
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6828. tsaphon -- north
... Word Origin from tsaphan Definition north NASB Word Usage North (8), north (125),
north side (7), northern (1), northward (11). northern side, dark, gloomy. ...
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6205. araphel -- cloud, heavy cloud
... Word Origin from araph Definition cloud, heavy cloud NASB Word Usage deep darkness
(1), gloom (1), gloomy (1), thick cloud (3), thick darkness (7), thick gloom ...
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Library

What the Redbird Told Me
... I was gloomy and despondent. ... God will help you. When your feelings become gloomy,
say, "I will not be so," and force your mind into other channels. ...
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A Dark Picture and a Bright Hope
... A deep-seated wound does not hurt much. The question is not whether Christian thoughts
about a man's condition are gloomy or not, but whether they are true. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/a dark picture and a.htm

Blowing the Clouds Away
... TALK FORTY. BLOWING THE CLOUDS AWAY. I had been passing through a period of sore
conflict. For several days I had had gloomy and distressing feelings. ...
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Chapter xl
... humour. So he asked these eunuchs of Pharaoh which were with him in ward
in his master's house: Why are your faces so gloomy today? ...
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A Glance at Jerusalem.
... In some parts the light of the moon enabled them to grope their way in safety along
the dark and gloomy streets, but in other parts they were obliged to make ...
/.../the dolorous passion of our lord jesus christ/chapter v a glance at.htm

Objections Considered.
... The foregoing scheme, it may be said, presents a gloomy view of the universe. ... This
may be merely a gloomy idea, and may never become a gloomy fact. ...
/.../chapter vii objections considered.htm

On Easter
... For in honour of Christ rising triumphant after His descent to the gloomy Tartarus,
the grove on every side with its leaves expresses approval, the plants with ...
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Book I to Pleasant Songs My Work was Erstwhile Given, and Bright ...
... Thus my maimed Muses guide my pen, and gloomy songs make no feigned tears bedew
my face. Then could no fear so overcome to leave me companionless upon my way. ...
/.../boethius/the consolation of philosophy/book i to pleasant songs.htm

The True Spirit of Missions.
... simple illustration. You are a captive in a foreign land, and have long
been immured in a deep, damp, and gloomy dungeon. Sorrow ...
/.../dibble/thoughts on missions/chapter i the true spirit.htm

Missionary Hymns.
... "O'ER THE GLOOMY HILLS OF DARKNESS.". Dros y brinian tywyl niwliog. ... O'er the
gloomy hills of darkness Look my soul! be still, and gaze! ...
/.../brown/the story of the hymns and tunes/chapter iv missionary hymns.htm

Thesaurus

Gloomy (10 Occurrences)
... 1. (superl.) Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky;
dim; clouded; as, the cavern was gloomy. ...Gloomy (10 Occurrences). ...
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Gloom (29 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A shady, gloomy, or dark place or grove. ... 6. (vi) To become dark or dim; to
be or appear dismal, gloomy, or sad; to come to the evening twilight. ...
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Zalmonah (2 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ZALMONAH. zal-mo'na (tsalmonah, "gloomy"): A desert
camp of the Israelites, the first after Mt. Hor (Numbers 33:41, 42). ...
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Gloominess (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) State of being gloomy. Multi-Version Concordance
Gloominess (2 Occurrences). Joel 2:2 A day of darkness ...
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Blue (51 Occurrences)
... 3. (superl.) Low in spirits; melancholy; as, to feel blue. 4. (superl.) Suited to
produce low spirits; gloomy in prospect; as, thongs looked blue. ...
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Black (52 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in darkness; very dark
or gloomy; as, a black night; the heavens black with clouds. ...
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Cloud (119 Occurrences)
... is clouded. 8. (vt) To darken or obscure, as if by hiding or enveloping
with a cloud; hence, to render gloomy or sullen. 9. (vt) To ...
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Looks (76 Occurrences)
... Matthew 6:16 "When any of you fast, never assume gloomy looks as the hypocrites
do; for they disfigure their faces in order that it may be evident to men that ...
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Look (1874 Occurrences)
... 15. (n.) Hence; Appearance; aspect; as, the house has a gloomy look; the affair
has a bad look. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. LOOK. ...
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Lower (72 Occurrences)
... 9. (vi) To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; to be covered with dark
and threatening clouds, as the sky; to show threatening signs of approach, as a ...
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Bible Concordance

Gloomy (10 Occurrences)

Matthew 6:16 "When any of you fast, never assume gloomy looks as the hypocrites do; for they disfigure their faces in order that it may be evident to men that they are fasting. I solemnly tell you that they already have their reward.
(WEY NAS)

Matthew 16:3 and at morning, Foul weather to-day, for the heaven is red -- gloomy; hypocrites, the face of the heavens indeed ye do know to discern, but the signs of the times ye are not able!
(YLT)

Mark 10:22 And he -- gloomy at the word -- went away sorrowing, for he was having many possessions.
(YLT)

2 Peter 2:4 For if God messengers who sinned did not spare, but with chains of thick gloom, having cast 'them' down to Tartarus, did deliver 'them' to judgment, having been reserved,
(See NIV)

Jude 1:6 And angels who had not kept their own original state, but had abandoned their own dwelling, he keeps in eternal chains under gloomy darkness, to the judgment of the great day;
(DBY)

Job 3:7 Lo! that night -- let it be gloomy, Let no singing come into it.
(YLT)

Job 15:34 For the company of the profane 'is' gloomy, And fire hath consumed tents of bribery.
(YLT)

Job 30:3 With want and with famine gloomy, Those fleeing to a dry place, Formerly a desolation and waste,
(YLT)

Job 30:6 To dwell in gloomy gorges, in caves of the earth and the rocks:
(DBY)

Isaiah 49:21 And thou hast said in thy heart: 'Who hath begotten for me -- these? And I bereaved and gloomy, A captive, and turned aside, And these -- who hath nourished? Lo, I -- I was left by myself, these -- whence 'are' they?
(YLT)

Subtopics

Gloomy

Related Terms

Gloom (29 Occurrences)

Zalmonah (2 Occurrences)

Gloominess (2 Occurrences)

Blue (51 Occurrences)

Black (52 Occurrences)

Cloud (119 Occurrences)

Looks (76 Occurrences)

Look (1874 Occurrences)

Lower (72 Occurrences)