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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 79. אָבַק (abaq) -- Dust</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/79.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/genesis/32-25.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/79.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 79</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/78.htm" title="78">◄</a> 79. abaq <a href="../hebrew/80.htm" title="80">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">abaq: Dust</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">אָבַק</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>abaq<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-VAHK<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(aw-bak')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Dust<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to bedust, grapple<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From an unused root meaning to float<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>G5522 (chous):</b> Refers to dust or earth, used in similar contexts in the New Testament, such as in Matthew 10:14, where Jesus instructs His disciples to shake the dust off their feet as a testimony against those who do not receive them.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "abaq" primarily refers to dust, often used in the context of the fine particles that cover the ground. It can symbolize mortality, humility, and the transient nature of human life. In the Bible, dust is frequently associated with creation, as humans are formed from the dust of the earth, and with death, as they return to dust.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, dust was a common element of daily life, especially in arid regions. It was a symbol of lowliness and humility, often used in mourning practices, where individuals would sit in dust or cover themselves with it as a sign of grief and repentance. The imagery of dust also reflects the agrarian lifestyle of the Israelites, where the land and its produce were central to their existence.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to wrestle<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>wrestled (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">אָבַק</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb denominative Niph`al</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>wrestle</b></font> (= <em>get dusty</em>, compare <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">κόνις</font>, <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">κονίω</font>, see also Str<sup>Pirke Aboth, 1, 4</sup> <font class="hebrew2">מִתְאַבֵּק</font> <font class="hebrew2">בַּעֲפַר רַגְלֵיהֶם</font> = <em>sit at their feet</em>; others, e.g. Di, compare <font class="hebrew2">חבק</font>). <font class="hebrew2">וַיֵּאָבֵק עִם</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/32-25.htm">Genesis 32:25</a>; <em>Infinitive</em> suffix <font class="hebrew2">בְּהֵאָֽבְקוֺ</font> <font class="hebrew2">עִם</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/32-26.htm">Genesis 32:26</a>. <p><font class="hebrew2">אבר</font> (compare Assyrian <i><em>abâru</em></i>, <em>be firm</em>, <em>strong</em> Dl<sup>W</sup>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>wrestle <p>A primitive root, probably to float away (as vapor), but used only as denominative from <a href="/hebrew/80.htm">'abaq</a>; to bedust, i.e. Grapple -- wrestle. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/80.htm">'abaq</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּהֵֽאָבְק֖וֹ בהאבקו וַיֵּאָבֵ֥ק ויאבק bə·hê·’ā·ḇə·qōw bəhê’āḇəqōw beheaveKo vaiyeaVek way·yê·’ā·ḇêq wayyê’āḇêq<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/32-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 32:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יַעֲקֹ֖ב לְבַדּ֑וֹ <b> וַיֵּאָבֵ֥ק </b> אִישׁ֙ עִמּ֔וֹ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and a man <span class="itali">wrestled</span> with him until<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> was left <span class="itali">alone; and there wrestled</span> a man<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/32-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Jacob alone <span class="itali">wrestled</span> another with<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/32-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 32:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יֶ֣רֶךְ יַעֲקֹ֔ב <b> בְּהֵֽאָבְק֖וֹ </b> עִמּֽוֹ׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> was dislocated <span class="itali">while he wrestled</span> with him.<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> was out of joint, <span class="itali">as he wrestled</span> with him.<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/32-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> thigh of Jacob's <span class="itali">wrestled</span> with<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_79.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_79.htm">Strong's Hebrew 79<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/beheaveko_79.htm">bə·hê·’ā·ḇə·qōw — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaiyeavek_79.htm">way·yê·’ā·ḇêq — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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