אֲפֵלָה
From LSJ
ὥστε ὁ βίος, ὢν καὶ νῦν χαλεπός, εἰς τὸν χρόνον ἐκεῖνον ἀβίωτος γίγνοιτ' ἂν τὸ παράπαν → and so life, which is hard enough now, would then become absolutely unendurable
English (Strong)
feminine of אָפֵל; duskiness, figuratively, misfortune; concrete, concealment: dark, darkness, gloominess, X thick.