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H79 אָבַק (ʼâbaq) aw-bak'

Hebrew
Verb (Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

to wrestle

Strong's Definition

to bedust, i.e. grapple

Derivation: a primitive root, probably to float away (as vapor), but used only as denominative from H80 (אָבָק);

KJV Usage: wrestle.

TWOT Reference: 12

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) (Niphal) to wrestle, grapple (get dusty), bedust

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אָבַק (a.vaq) — to wrestle. (Niphal) to wrestle, grapple (get dusty), bedust

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

verb · אָבָק · אֲבָקָה

Wrestle | verb nif

to wrestle = action by which humans fight with other humans without weapons, ► with the intention of throwing the other person to the ground ≈ and so assert their superior physical strength

GEN 32:25 · GEN 32:26

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[אָבַק] vb. denom. Niph. wrestle Gn 32:25 base

Bible Occurrences (2)

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