אָבָק
ʼâbâq · aw-bawk'
light particles (as volatile)
Lexicon
Derivation: from root of H79 (אָבַק);
light particles (as volatile)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (small) dust, powder.
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 אָבָק 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
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and it shall become small dust1 · 17%
- powder1 · 17%
- as dust1 · 17%
- dust1 · 17%
- their dust1 · 17%
- are the dust1 · 17%
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.