- Original: עלף - Transliteration: `alaph - Phonetic: aw-laf' - Definition: 1. to cover a. (Pual) covered, encrusted (participle) b. (Hithpael) to enwrap oneself, disguise oneself, faint - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 1634 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to veil or cover; figuratively to be languid: - faint overlaid wrap self. Total KJV Occurrences: 5 • faint, 1 Amos 8:13 • fainted, 2 Isaiah 51:20; Jonah 4:8 • herself, 1 Genesis 38:14 • overlaid, 1 Song of Songs 5:14