H80 אָבָק (ʼâbâq) aw-bawk'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

dust

Strong's Definition

light particles (as volatile)

Derivation: from root of H79 (אָבַק);

KJV Usage: (small) dust, powder.

TWOT Reference: 11a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) dust

1a) on ground

1b) clouds (fig.)

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G2868

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אָבָק (a.vaq) — dust. 1) dust 1a) on ground 1b) clouds (fig.)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

אָבָק (H0080)

noun m · אבק

Dust | ≈ מֹץ · מַק · עָפָר

dust = finely powdered substance, laying on the ground or on other objects or carried about by the wind; ◄ consisting of earth, soot, or other material; ≈ often associated with conditions that are transitory and do not endure

EXO 9:9 · DEU 28:24 · EZK 26:10 · NAM 1:3

Non-Exist | ≈ מֹץ

Collocation: היה כָּאָבָק דַּק

to become like fine dust > to disappear = to become like fine dust and disappear

ISA 29:5

Non-Exist | ≈ מַק

Collocation: עלה כָּאָבָק

to go up like dust > to disappear = to go up and disappear like dust blown away by the wind

ISA 5:24

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אָבָק âbâq BDB Definition: 1) dust 1a) on ground 1b) clouds (figuratively) Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from root of H79 Same Word by TWOT Number: 11a Total KJV Occurrences: 6

Bible Occurrences (6)

9:9

28:24

5:24 29:5

26:10

1:3

Exodus 9:9

It will become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and festering boils will break out on man... and beast throughout the land....

Deuteronomy 28:24

The LORD will turn the rain of your land into dust and powder; it will descend on you from the sky until you are destroyed.

Isaiah 5:24

Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay... and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 29:5

But your many foes will be like fine dust, the multitude of the ruthless... like blowing chaff. Then suddenly, in an instant,

Ezekiel 26:10

His multitude of horses will cover you in their dust. When he enters your gates as an army entering a breached city, your walls will shake from the noise of cavalry, wagons, and chariots.

Nahum 1:3

The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.... His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.