HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6083
עָפָר
a.phar — dust
1) dry earth, dust, powder, ashes, earth, ground, mortar, rubbish 1a) dry or loose earth 1b) debris 1c) mortar 1d) ore
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Dust
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G2868
κονιορτός
koniortos — dust
κονιορτός, -οῦ, ὁ (κόνις or κονία, dust, ὄρνυμι, to stir up), [in LXX for אָבָק, etc. ;] in cl., dust stirred up (Exo.9:9, Isa.5:24); in NT, simply dust: Mat.10:14, Luk.9:5 10:11, Act.13:51 22:23.† (AS)
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H80
אָבָק
a.vaq — dust
1) dust 1a) on ground 1b) clouds (fig.)
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G5522
χόος
choos — dust
χοῦς, -οός accusative, οῦν, ὁ, (contr. from χόος), [in LXX chiefly for עָפָר ;] 1. earth, soil. 2. In later writers (Pint., LXX), = κονιορτός, dust: Mrk.6:11, Rev.18:19.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G21346
χοῦς
chous — dust
dust
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χνόος
chnoos — dust
1. any light porous substance , ἁλὸς χνόος the foam that gathers at the edge of the sea, (Odyssey by Homer); πωλικὸς χν. horse's foam , [variant datesAnthology Palantina 2. the first down on the chin of youths, Lat. lanugo, (Aristophanes Comicus): the bloom on fruit, [variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7834
שַׁ֫חַק
sha.chaq — cloud
1) dust, cloud 1a) fine dust 1b) (thin) cloud
21 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2853
κολλάω
kollaō — to join
κολλάω, -ῶ (κόλλα, glue), [in LXX chiefly for דָּבַק ;] 1. to glue or cement together. 2. Generally, to unite, to join firmly. Pass., to cleave to, join (oneself to): with dative of person(s), Mat.19:5(LXX), Luk.10:11 15:15, Act.5:13 (but see Field, Notes, 118) Act.9:26 10:28 (see Field, l.with) Act.17:34; τ. πόρνῃ, 1Co.6:16; τ. Κυρίῳ, 1Co.6:17; with dative of thing(s), ἅρματι, Act.8:29; τ. ἀγαθῴ, Rom.12:9; of sins joining together, ἄχρι τ. οὐρανοῦ, Rev.18:5, of dust, Luk.10:11 (cf. τροσ-κολλάω).† (AS)
12 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1854
דָּקַק
da.qaq — to crush
1) to crush, pulverise, thresh 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to crush 1a2) to be fine 1b) (Hiphil) to pulverise, make dust of 1c) (Hophal) to be crushed
12 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3336
יֵ֫צֶר
ye.tser — intention
1) form, framing, purpose, framework 1a) form 1a1) pottery 1a2) graven image 1a3) man (as formed from the dust) 1b) purpose, imagination, device (intellectual framework)
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6651
צָבַר
tsa.var — to heap
1) (Qal) to heap up, pile up 1a) of grain, dust, silver
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גַּלְגַּל
gal.gal — wheel
1) wheel, whirl, whirlwind, whirling 1a) wheel 1b) whirl (of dust, chaff) Aramaic equivalent: gal.gal (גַּלְגַּל "wheel" H1535)
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G5517
χοϊκός
choikos — made of dust
χοϊκός, -ή, -όν, (χοῦς) earthy, made of dust: 1Co.15:47-49 (see Field, Notes, 179 f.).† (AS)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6428
פָּלַשׁ
pa.lash — to wallow
1) to roll 1a) (Hithpael) to roll in ashes or dust (as an act of mourning)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2867
κονιάω
koniaō — to whitewash
κονιάω, -ῶ (κονία, dust, lime), [in LXX: Deu.27:2, 4 (שִׂיד), Pro.21:9 * ;] to plaster or whiten over: of tombs, Mat.23:27; figuratively, of a hypocrite, Act.23:3.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3039
λικμάω
likmaō — to crush
λικμάω, -ῶ (λικμός = λίκνον, a winnowing-fan), [in LXX chiefly for זָרָה ni., pi., Rut.3:2 3Ki.14:15, Isa.17:13, Jer.31:10, Dan.2:44, al. ;] 1. in cl., to winnow (so Ru, l.with). 2. In LXX (ll with, exc. Ru), to scatter (as chaff or dust): Luk.20:18 (RV, scatter as dust, Deiss., BS, 225 f., quotes ex. in π. which suggests the meaning ruin, destroy; cf. Vg. comminuet, AV, grind to powder; cf. also Kennedy, Sources, 126), Mat.21:44 [WH], R, txt.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H79
אָבַק
a.vaq — to wrestle
(Niphal) to wrestle, grapple (get dusty), bedust
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6068
ὀμίχλη
omichlē — fog
1. a mist, fog , (not so thick as νέφος or νεφέλη); (Iliad by Homer); κονίης ὀμίχλη a cloud of dust, (Iliad by Homer) 2. metaphorically a mist over the eyes, (Aeschulus Tragicus): darkness, gloom , [variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)
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בֵּית לְעַפְרָה
bet le.aph.rah — Beth-le-aphrah
Bethel-aphrah = "house belonging to Aphrah" or "house to (i.e. of) dust" a Philistine city Another name of oph.rah (עׇפְרָה "Ophrah" H6084G)
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עָפַר
a.phar — to throw
(Piel) to dust, powder
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6787
δείλαιος
deilaios — wretched
lengthened form of δειλός, wretched, sorry, paltry , mostly of persons, [variant datesTragica Adespota; also, δ. χάρις a sorry kindness, (Aeschulus Tragicus); δ. σποδός paltry dust, (Sophocles Tragicus), etc. [Penult. is often made short in attic Poets.] (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6981
δυστοκέω
dustokeō — to suffer birth pangs
to be in sore travail , of women:—; metaphorically, δυστοκεῖ πόλις (Aristophanes Comicus) from δύστοκος (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8062
κονία
konia — lime
1. dust, a cloud of dust , stirred up by men's feet, (Iliad by Homer); also in plural, like Lat. arenae, (Homer), etc. 2. sand or soil (see. ὑπερέπτω); (Iliad by Homer) 3. ashes , in plural like Lat. cineres, (Odyssey by Homer) 4. a fine powder , sprinkled over wrestlers' bodies after being oiled, to make them more easily grasped by the opponent:—;this powder was also used in the bath, (Aristophanes Comicus) ι- in κονίῃσιν, in other cases ι- usually. (ML)
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ῥαίνω
rhainō — to sprinkle
1. to sprinkle, besprinkle , ῥάσσατε (i.e. δῶμα ὕδατι) (Odyssey by Homer); αἵματι βωμόν (Euripides):—;Pass., πύργοι αἵματι ἐρράδατ᾽ (Iliad by Homer); αἵματι δ᾽ ἐρράδαται τοῖχοι (Odyssey by Homer):—;of dust, ἵπποι ῥαίνοντο κονίηι (Iliad by Homer) 2. metaphorically, ῥ. τινὰ ὕμνωι (Pindar) 3. to sprinkle , with accusative of the thing sprinkled, ῥαίνειν ἐς τὰ βλέφαρα to sprinkle (vinegar) in their eyes, (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)
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Storms of sand and dust sometimes overtake Eastern travellers. They are very dreadful, many perishing under them. Jehovah threatens to bring on the land of Israel, as a punishment for forsaking him, a rain of “powder and dust” (Deut. 28:24). To cast dust on the head was a sign of mourning (Josh. 7:6); and to sit in dust, of extreme affliction (Isa. 47:1). “Dust” is used to denote the grave (Job 7:21). “To shake off the dust from one’s feet” against another is to renounce all future intercourse with him (Matt. 10:14; Acts 13:51). To “lick the dust” is a sign of abject submission (Ps. 72:9); and to throw dust at one is a sign of abhorrence (2 Sam. 16:13; comp. Acts 22:23).
Scripture references
Deuteronomy 28:24Joshua 7:6Isaiah 47:1Job 7:21Matthew 10:14Acts 13:51Psalms 72:92 Samuel 16:13Acts 22:23
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.