עָפָר
Transliteration
ʿāp̄ār
Pronunciation
aw-fawr'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From עָפַר (H6080)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1664a

Strong’s Definitions

עָפָר ʻâphâr, aw-fawr'; from H6080; dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud:—ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 110x

The KJV translates Strong's H6083 in the following manner: dust (93x), earth (7x), powder (3x), rubbish (2x), ashes (2x), morter (2x), ground (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 110x
The KJV translates Strong's H6083 in the following manner: dust (93x), earth (7x), powder (3x), rubbish (2x), ashes (2x), morter (2x), ground (1x).
  1. dry earth, dust, powder, ashes, earth, ground, mortar, rubbish

    1. dry or loose earth

    2. debris

    3. mortar

    4. ore

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָפָר ʻâphâr, aw-fawr'; from H6080; dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud:—ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
STRONGS H6083: Abbreviations
עָפָר noun masculineLeviticus 14:42 dry earth, dust; — absolute ע׳ Genesis 2:7 +, construct עֲפַר Genesis 13:16 +; suffix עֲפָרֵךְ Ezekiel 26:12, עֲפָרוֺ Deuteronomy 9:21, etc.; plural construct עַפְרֹת Job 28:6; Proverbs 8:26; —
1. literally:
a. dry, loose earth, thrown (in malice) 2 Samuel 16:13 (|| אֲבָנִים); עַלרֿאֹשׁ וַיַעֲלוּ ע׳ Joshua 7:6 (J E; sign of grief), so Ezekiel 27:30; Lamentations 2:10, and (with זָרַק) Job 2:12; loose earth (on surface of ground) 1 Kings 18:38; Amos 2:7; Micah 1:10; Isaiah 34:7, 9; Leviticus 17:13 (H) Ezekiel 24:7 (in figurative), Numbers 5:17; Job 14:19; Job 38:38; Job 39:14; Genesis 26:15 (R), made into siege works Habakkuk 1:10; of sand-storm Deuteronomy 28:24 (+ אָבָק); as serpent's food, token of punishment and humiliation, Genesis 3:14 (J) Isaiah 65:25 (compare Micah 7:17 2e below); זֹחֲלֵי ע׳ Deuteronomy 32:24 (poem; compare 2e).
b. specifically as material of human body Genesis 2:7; Genesis 3:19 (J), Ecclesiastes 3:20, compare Job 4:19; Job 8:19; Psalm 103:14, to which it returns (שׁוּב אֶלֿ) Genesis 3:19; Job 10:9; Psalm 104:29; Ecclesiastes 3:20; so (with עַל) Job 34:15; Ecclesiastes 12:7.
c. = surface of ground Exodus 8:12; Exodus 8:13 (twice in verse); (P; הָאָרַץ ע׳), Job 19:25; Isaiah 25:12; Isaiah 26:5 (both || אֶרֶץ), surface of (whole) earth Job 41:25, מְחִלוֺת ע׳ Isaiah 2:19 (for hiding), so ע׳ alone Isaiah 2:10, compare חֹרֵי ע׳ Job 30:6; = soil, Job 5:6; Job 14:8.
d. powder of anything pulverized Deuteronomy 9:21 (twice in verse) (compare דָּ֑ק || Exodus 32:20), 2 Kings 23:6 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 23:12, 15, so in simile 2 Samuel 22:43 = Psalm 18:43, hence = ashes Psalm 18:4; Numbers 19:17.
e. debris, of ruined city 1 Kings 20:10; Ezekiel 26:4, 12; Nehemiah 3:34; Nehemiah 4:4; Psalm 102:15. The following are late:
f. earth of the grave: אֶשְׁכַּב לֶע׳ Job 7:21, so (with עַל) Job 20:11; Job 21:26, compare Job 17:16; יוֺרְדֵי ע׳ Psalm 22:30, שֹׁכְנֵי ע׳ Isaiah 26:19, יְשֵׁנֵי אַדְמַתעֿ׳ Daniel 12:2; עֲפַרמָֿוֶת Psalm 22:16; ע׳ in figure Psalm 30:10.
g. mortar (i.e. dried mud) for plastering houses Leviticus 14:41, 42, 45 (P).
h. (iron-) ore Job 28:2; עַפְרֹת זָהָב Job 28:6 gold-dust (but see סַמִּיר).
i. material of earth Isaiah 40:12, compare ראֹשׁ עַפְרֹת תֵּבֵל Proverbs 8:26 the first of the earth particles of the world.
2. figurative:
a. of abundance Genesis 13:16 (twice in verse); Genesis 28:14 (all J) 2 Chronicles 1:9; Job 27:16; Psalm 78:27 (|| חוֺל יַמִּים), compare עֲפַר יַעֲקֹב Numbers 23:10 (JE); with added idea of commonness, worthlessness Zephaniah 1:7; Zechariah 9:3.
b. of worthlessness (alone) Job 22:24.
c. simile of the scattered, dispersed 2 Kings 13:7; כֶּע׳ Isaiah 41:2 (so van d. H. Ginsb; Baer כֵּע׳; on meaning see Du Che, reading תְּשִׂימֵם for יִתֵּן).
d. of self-abasement Genesis 18:27 (+ אֵפַר), וְנִחַמְתִּי עַלעֿ׳ וָאֵפֶר Job 42:6, מִּיהוּ יִתֵּן בֶּע׳ Lamentations 3:29.
e. of humiliation (sitting or lying in dust) Isaiah 47:1; compare Isaiah 29:4 (twice in verse), Job 16:15; Job 40:13; Psalm 7:6; Psalm 44:26; Psalm 119:25, simile Job 30:19; licking dust Psalm 72:9; Isaiah 49:23; Micah 7:17, compare Tel Amarna tikalu ipra (of enemies, see WklAltor. Forsch. iii. 291; also of serpent 1a above); of י׳ raising from the dust 1 Samuel 2:8 = Psalm 113:7, 1 Kings 16:2; of lifting oneself Isaiah 52:2.
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References

Genesis

Genesis 2:7; Genesis 2:7; Genesis 3:14; Genesis 3:19; Genesis 3:19; Genesis 13:16; Genesis 13:16; Genesis 18:27; Genesis 26:15; Genesis 28:14

Exodus

Exodus 8:12; Exodus 8:13; Exodus 32:20

Leviticus

Leviticus 14:41; Leviticus 14:42; Leviticus 14:42; Leviticus 14:45; Leviticus 17:13

Numbers

Numbers 5:17; Numbers 19:17; Numbers 23:10

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 9:21; Deuteronomy 9:21; Deuteronomy 28:24; Deuteronomy 32:24

Joshua

Joshua 7:6

1 Samuel

1 Samuel 2:8

2 Samuel

2 Samuel 16:13; 2 Samuel 22:43

1 Kings

1 Kings 16:2; 1 Kings 18:38; 1 Kings 20:10

2 Kings

2 Kings 13:7; 2 Kings 23:6; 2 Kings 23:12; 2 Kings 23:15

2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 1:9

Nehemiah

Nehemiah 4:4

Job

Job 2:12; Job 4:19; Job 5:6; Job 7:21; Job 8:19; Job 10:9; Job 14:8; Job 14:19; Job 16:15; Job 17:16; Job 19:25; Job 20:11; Job 21:26; Job 22:24; Job 27:16; Job 28:2; Job 28:6; Job 28:6; Job 30:6; Job 30:19; Job 34:15; Job 38:38; Job 39:14; Job 40:13; Job 41:25; Job 42:6

Psalms

Psalms 7:6; Psalms 18:4; Psalms 18:43; Psalms 22:16; Psalms 22:30; Psalms 30:10; Psalms 44:26; Psalms 72:9; Psalms 78:27; Psalms 102:15; Psalms 103:14; Psalms 104:29; Psalms 113:7; Psalms 119:25

Proverbs

Proverbs 8:26; Proverbs 8:26

Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 3:20; Ecclesiastes 3:20; Ecclesiastes 12:7

Isaiah

Isaiah 2:10; Isaiah 2:19; Isaiah 25:12; Isaiah 26:5; Isaiah 26:19; Isaiah 29:4; Isaiah 34:7; Isaiah 34:9; Isaiah 40:12; Isaiah 41:2; Isaiah 47:1; Isaiah 49:23; Isaiah 52:2; Isaiah 65:25

Lamentations

Lamentations 2:10; Lamentations 3:29

Ezekiel

Ezekiel 24:7; Ezekiel 26:4; Ezekiel 26:12; Ezekiel 26:12; Ezekiel 27:30

Daniel

Daniel 12:2

Amos

Amos 2:7

Micah

Micah 1:10; Micah 7:17; Micah 7:17

Habakkuk

Habakkuk 1:10

Zephaniah

Zephaniah 1:7

Zechariah

Zechariah 9:3