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ʾāvaq אָבַק ‘to wrestle’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root probably to float away (as vapor), but used only as denominative from ʾāvāq אָבָק ‘dust’
Roots: אבק

ʾāvaq v
1) (Niphal) to wrestle, grapple (get dusty), bedust

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2014 — 2026 Institute for Biblical Content. Biblical Hebrew for linguists: a multilingual analytical biblical Hebrew lexicon.
Editorial Lead of the English section: M. Hardy (ENS, IBC).
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