- Original: νέφος - Transliteration: Nephos - Phonetic: nef'-os - Definition: 1. a cloud, a large dense multitude, a throng a. used to denote a great shapeless collection of vapour obscuring the heavens as opposed to a particular and definite masses of vapour with some form or shape b. a cloud in the sky - Origin: apparently a root word - TDNT entry: 19:02,6 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Neuter - Strong's: Apparently a primary word; a cloud: - cloud. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • cloud, 1 Hebrews 12:1