- Original: מאפליהo - Transliteration: Ma'phel@yah - Phonetic: mah-af-ay-leh-yaw' - Definition: 1. deep darkness, darkness - Origin: from H3990 - TWOT entry: 145f - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Prolonged feminine of H3990 ; opaqueness: - darkness. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • darkness, 1 Jeremiah 2:31