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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary
Strong's #6083 - עָפָר
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2565) rpo (אהפר AhPR) AC: Cast CO: Powder AB: ?
V) rpo (אהפר AhPR) - Cast: To throw a dust or powder. KJV (1): (vf: Piel) cast - Strongs: H6080 (עָפַר)
Nm) rpo (אהפר AhPR) - Powder: An abundant amount of powdery substance as dust or ash. KJV (110): dust, earth, powder, rubbish, ash, morter, ground - Strongs: H6083 (עָפָר)
gm) rpfo (אהופר AhWPR) - Young: As kicking up dust in play. KJV (5): young - Strongs: H6082 (עֹפֶר)
gf2) trpfo (אהופרת AhWPRT) - Lead: [Unknown connection to root;] KJV (9): lead - Strongs: H5777 (עֹפֶרֶת)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
עָפָר m.
(1) dust, dry earth (trockene Erde), Genesis 2:7, 26:15 Joshua 7:6; Job 2:12 also used of clay or loam, of which walls are made, Leviticus 14:42, 45 Leviticus 14:45 of a heap of rubbish (Schutt), Habak. 1:10 very rarely of fine dust, such as is blown by the wind, i.q. אָבָק Psalms 18:43. עַל עָפָר
(a) in the earth, in the world, Job 19:25, 39:14 41:25 also upon the ground, Job 22:24; Isaiah 47:1 (b) in the grave, Job 20:11, 21:26 for which there is also said לֶעָפָר Job 7:21. יָרַד עָפָר to go down to the dust, i.e. into the grave, Psalms 22:30, 30:10. שׁוּב אֶל־עָפָר to return to dust, Genesis 3:19; Psalms 104:29. עָפָר וָאֵפֶר dust and ashes, a proverbial phrase to express the lowness and fragility of human nature, Genesis 18:27; Psalms 103:14. It is used of multitude, Numbers 23:10, עֲפַר יַעֲקֹב “the dust of Jacob,” i.e. Jacob, who is as numerous as the dust of earth, compare חֹול. אָכַל עָפָר to eat dust, used of the serpent, Genesis 3:14 compare Isaiah 65:25 but figuratively used, Lamentations 3:29, “to put the mouth in the dust,” i.e. to be silent and wait the aid of God.-Plur. עֲפָרֹות clods of earth. Proverbs 8:26, רֹאשׁ עַפְרֹות תֵּבֵל “the first of the clods of the world.” Job 28:6, עַפְרֹות זָהָב lumps of gold in mines.
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20