Avaq אָבָק
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| אָבָק | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | avaq |
| Strong's number | H80 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | dust |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Isaiah (2) |
Avaq (Hebrew אָבָק, Strong's H80) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “dust”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) dust
1a) on ground
1b) clouds (fig.)
1a) on ground
1b) clouds (fig.)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | dust (5), powder (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | fine dust (1), into dust (1), like dust (1), dust (1), their dust (1), are the dust (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Avaq, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 9:9And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.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
- Deuteronomy 28:24The Lord shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.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
- Isaiah 5:24Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.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 29:5Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.But your many foes will be like fine dust, the multitude of the ruthless like blowing chaff. Then suddenly, in an instant,
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 26:10By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach.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
- Nahum 1:3The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.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.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).