What does אָבָק mean in the Bible?
אָבָק is a Hebrew word meaning "light particles (as volatile )".
Hebrew · H80
אָבָק
Light particles (as volatile )
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אָבָק H80
What does אָבָק mean in the Bible?
אָבָק is a Hebrew word meaning "light particles (as volatile )".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H80?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include are the dust (1), dust (1), fine dust (1), in their dust (1), into dust (1).
Where does אָבָק appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 9:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Deuteronomy (1), Exodus (1), Ezekiel (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It are the dust 1× Nahum 1:3
dust 1× Isaiah 29:5
fine dust 1× Exodus 9:9
in their dust 1× Ezekiel 26:10
into dust 1× Deuteronomy 28:24
like dust 1× Isaiah 5:24
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 9:9 לְאָבָ֔ק to fine dust Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 28:24 אָבָ֣ק to into dust Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 5:24 כָּאָבָ֣ק to like dust Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 29:5 כְּאָבָ֥ק to dust Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 26:10 אֲבָקָ֑ם to in their dust Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Nahum 1:3 אֲבַ֥ק to are the dust Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 9:9
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 5
Exodus 1 Deuteronomy 1 Isaiah 2 Ezekiel 1 Nahum 1
Source forms
אֲבַ֥ק 1x ’ă·ḇaq Nahum 1:3
אָבָ֣ק 1x ’ā·ḇāq Deuteronomy 28:24
אֲבָקָ֑ם 1x ’ă·ḇā·qām Ezekiel 26:10
כְּאָבָ֥ק 1x kə·’ā·ḇāq Isaiah 29:5
כָּאָבָ֣ק 1x kā·’ā·ḇāq Isaiah 5:24
לְאָבָ֔ק 1x lə·’ā·ḇāq Exodus 9:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 28:24
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Nahum 1:3
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1x Ezekiel 26:10
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 29:5
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 5:24
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1x Exodus 9:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. light particles (as volatile )
Source Gloss
light particles (as volatile )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
light particles (as volatile) BDB: dust Usage: (small) dust, powder.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אָבָק is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain