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Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #6080 - עָפַר

Transliteration

ʻâphar

Phonetics

aw-far'

Root Word (Etymology)

a primitive root: meaning either to be gray or perhaps rather to pulverise

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

1664

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) (Piel) to dust, powder

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (1)

2 Samuel 1

NAS (1)

2 Samuel 1

HCS (1)

2 Samuel 1

BSB (1)

2 Samuel 1

ESV (1)

2 Samuel 1

(0)

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2565) r p o (אהפר AhPR) AC: Cast CO: Powder AB: ?

V) r p o (אהפר AhPR) - Cast: To throw a dust or powder. KJV (1): (vf: Piel) cast - Strongs: H6080 (עָפַר)

N^m) r p o (אהפר AhPR) - Powder: An abundant amount of powdery substance as dust or ash. KJV (110): dust, earth, powder, rubbish, ash, morter, ground - Strongs: H6083 (עָפָר)

g^m) r p f o (אהופר AhWPR) - Young: As kicking up dust in play. KJV (5): young - Strongs: H6082 (עֹפֶר)

g^f2) t r p f o (אהופרת AhWPRT) - Lead: [Unknown connection to root;] KJV (9): lead - Strongs: H5777 (עֹפֶרֶת)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[עָפַר] verb denominative Pi`elוְעִמַּר בֶּעָפָר 2 Samuel 16:13 and kept dusting (him) with dust (throwing [lumps of] dry earth at him).

II. עפר (√ of following; compare Arabic young of mountain-goat, Late Hebrew עוֺפֶר young of animals).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

עָפַר not used in Kal, Arab. I. عَفِرُ to be whitish, reddish, like sand, or a gazelle, عَفَرُ dust, earth. II. غفر (cogn. to כָּפַר to cover), to be rough, hairy.

Piel (denom. from עָפָר), to dust, to throw dust at (beftäuben), 2 Samuel 16:13.

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List of Word Forms

וְעִפַּ֖ר ועפר veipPar wə‘ippar wə·‘ip·par