Word Study · Strong's H80 · Hebrew
אָבָק
abaq
aw-bawk'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼâbâq
“light particles (as volatile)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
light particles (as volatile)
Rendered in the KJV as
(small) dust, powder.
- 6occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- אֲבַ֥ק1
- אָבָ֣ק1
- אֲבָקָ֑ם1
- כְּאָבָ֥ק1
- כָּאָבָ֣ק1
- לְאָבָ֔ק1
How it is rendered · 6
- [the] dust of1
- dust1
- dust their1
- into dust1
- like dust1
- like the dust1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- preposition + noun · masculine singular2
- noun · masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HR/Ncmsa · 2
- HNcmsa · 1
- HNcmsc · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp3mp · 1
- HRd/Ncmsa · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Isaiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Deuteronomy1 occurrence
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 5:24כָּאָבָ֣קkaavakpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularTherefore, 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.here: like the dust
- Isaiah 29:5כְּאָבָ֥קkeavakpreposition + noun · masculine singularBut your many foes will be like fine dust, the multitude of the ruthless like blowing chaff. Then suddenly, in an instant,here: like dust