- Original: אפל - Transliteration: 'aphel - Phonetic: aw-fale' - Definition: 1. gloomy, dark - Origin: from an unused root meaning to set as the sun - TWOT entry: 145b - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: From an unused root meaning to set as the sun; dusky: - very dark. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • dark, 1 Amos 5:20