אָבַק
ʼâbaq · aw-bak'
to bedust, i.e. grapple
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root, probably to float away (as vapor), but used only as denominative from H80 (אָבָק);
to bedust, i.e. grapple
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: wrestle.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › the house, what is within › what comes behind, the returning cycle
Strength, the leader of the house, what is within of what comes behind, the returning cycle.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אָבַק above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- alone; and there wrestled1 · 50%
- as he wrestled1 · 50%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.