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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H6083 — עָפָר
a.phar · dust · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 2:7 · עָפָר֙Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.Genesis 3:14 · וְעָפָ֥רSo the LORD God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and every beast of the field! On your belly will you go, and dust you will eat, all the days of your life.Genesis 3:19 · עָפָ֣ר · עָפָ֖רBy the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”Genesis 13:16 · כַּעֲפַ֣ר · עֲפַ֣רI will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.Genesis 18:27 · עָפָ֥רThen Abraham answered, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord—though I am but dust and ashes—Genesis 26:15 · עָפָֽר׃So the Philistines took dirt and stopped up all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham.Genesis 28:14 · כַּעֲפַ֣רYour descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.Exodus 8:16 · עֲפַ֣רThen the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, that it may turn into swarms of gnats throughout the land of Egypt.’”Exodus 8:17 · עֲפַ֣ר · עֲפַ֥רThis they did, and when Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the earth, gnats came upon man and beast. All the dust of the earth turned into gnats throughout the land of Egypt.Leviticus 14:41 · הֶֽעָפָר֙And he shall have the inside of the house scraped completely and the plaster that is scraped off dumped into an unclean place outside the city.Leviticus 14:42 · וְעָפָ֥רSo different stones must be obtained to replace the contaminated ones, as well as additional mortar to replaster the house.Leviticus 14:45 · עֲפַ֣רIt must be torn down with its stones, its timbers, and all its plaster, and taken outside the city to an unclean place.Leviticus 17:13 · בֶּעָפָֽר׃And if any Israelite or foreigner living among them hunts down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten, he must drain its blood and cover it with dirt.Numbers 5:17 · הֶֽעָפָ֗רThen he is to take some holy water in a clay jar and put some of the dust from the tabernacle floor into the water.Numbers 19:17 · מֵעֲפַ֖רFor the purification of the unclean person, take some of the ashes of the burnt sin offering, put them in a jar, and pour fresh water over them.Numbers 23:10 · עֲפַ֣רWho can count the dust of Jacob or number even a fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous; let my end be like theirs!”Deuteronomy 9:21 · לְעָפָ֑ר · עֲפָר֔וֹAnd I took that sinful thing, the calf you had made, and burned it in the fire. Then I crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust, and I cast it into the stream that came down from the mountain.Deuteronomy 28:24 · וְעָפָ֑רThe LORD will turn the rain of your land into dust and powder; it will descend on you from the sky until you are destroyed.Deuteronomy 32:24 · עָפָֽר׃They will be wasted from hunger and ravaged by pestilence and bitter plague; I will send the fangs of wild beasts against them, with the venom of vipers that slither in the dust.Joshua 7:6 · עָפָ֖רThen Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.1 Samuel 2:8 · מֵעָפָ֜רHe raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.2 Samuel 16:13 · בֶּעָפָֽר׃ פSo David and his men proceeded along the road as Shimei went along the ridge of the hill opposite him. As Shimei went, he yelled curses, threw stones, and flung dust at David.2 Samuel 22:43 · כַּעֲפַר־I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.1 Kings 16:2 · הֶ֣עָפָ֔ר“Even though I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have caused My people Israel to sin and to provoke Me to anger by their sins.1 Kings 18:38 · הֶעָפָ֑רThen the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench.1 Kings 20:10 · עֲפַ֣רThen Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”2 Kings 13:7 · כֶּֽעָפָ֖רJehoahaz had no army left, except fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers, because the king of Aram had destroyed them and made them like the dust at threshing.2 Kings 23:4 · עֲפָרָ֖םThen the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel.2 Kings 23:6 · לְעָפָ֑ר · עֲפָרָ֔הּHe brought the Asherah pole from the house of the LORD to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem, and there he burned it, ground it to powder, and threw its dust on the graves of the common people.2 Kings 23:12 · עֲפָרָ֖םHe pulled down the altars that the kings of Judah had set up on the roof near the upper chamber of Ahaz, and the altars that Manasseh had set up in the two courtyards of the house of the LORD. The king pulverized them there and threw their dust into the Kidron Valley.2 Kings 23:15 · לְעָפָ֖רHe even pulled down the altar at Bethel, the high place set up by Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin. Then he burned the high place, ground it to powder, and burned the Asherah pole.2 Chronicles 1:9 · כַּעֲפַ֥רNow, O LORD God, let Your promise to my father David be fulfilled. For You have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.Nehemiah 4:2 · הֶעָפָ֖רbefore his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?”Nehemiah 4:10 · וְהֶעָפָ֖רMeanwhile, the people of Judah said: “The strength of the laborer fails, and there is so much rubble that we will never be able to rebuild the wall.”Job 2:12 · עָפָ֛רWhen they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head.Job 4:19 · בֶּעָפָ֥רhow much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who can be crushed like a moth!Job 5:6 · מֵעָפָ֣רFor distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground.Job 7:5 · עָפָ֑רMy flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering.Job 7:21 · לֶעָפָ֣רWhy do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me, but I will be no more.”Job 8:19 · וּ֝מֵעָפָ֗רSurely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust.Job 10:9 · עָפָ֥רPlease remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return me to dust?Job 14:8 · וּ֝בֶעָפָ֗רIf its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil,Job 14:19 · עֲפַר־as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.Job 16:15 · בֶעָפָ֣רI have sewn sackcloth over my skin; I have buried my horn in the dust.Job 17:16 · עָפָ֣רWill it go down to the gates of Sheol? Will we go down together into the dust?”Job 19:25 · עָפָ֥רBut I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.Job 20:11 · עָפָ֥רThe youthful vigor that fills his bones will lie down with him in the dust.Job 21:26 · עָפָ֣רBut together they lie down in the dust, and worms cover them both.Job 22:24 · עָפָ֥רand consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines,Job 27:16 · כֶּעָפָ֣רThough he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,Job 28:2 · מֵעָפָ֣רIron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.Job 28:6 · וְעַפְרֹ֖תIts rocks are the source of sapphires, containing flecks of gold.Job 30:6 · עָפָ֣רso that they lived on the slopes of the wadis, among the rocks and in holes in the ground.Job 30:19 · כֶּעָפָ֥רHe throws me into the mud, and I have become like dust and ashes.Job 34:15 · עָפָ֥רall flesh would perish together and mankind would return to the dust.Job 38:38 · עָ֭פָרwhen the dust hardens into a mass and the clods of earth stick together?Job 39:14 · עָפָ֥רFor she leaves her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand.Job 40:13 · בֶּעָפָ֣רBury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.Job 41:33 · עָפָ֥רNothing on earth is his equal—a creature devoid of fear!Job 42:6 · עָפָ֥רTherefore I despise myself, and I repent in dust and ashes.”Psalm 7:5 · לֶעָפָ֖רthen may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. SelahPsalm 18:42 · כְּעָפָ֥רI ground them as dust in the face of the wind; I trampled them like mud in the streets.Psalm 22:15 · וְֽלַעֲפַר־My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.Psalm 22:29 · עָפָ֑רAll the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him—even those unable to preserve their lives.Psalm 30:9 · עָפָ֑ר“What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?Psalm 44:25 · לֶעָפָ֣רFor our soul has sunk to the dust; our bodies cling to the earth.Psalm 72:9 · עָפָ֥רMay the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.Psalm 78:27 · כֶּעָפָ֣רHe rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the sea.Psalm 102:14 · עֲפָרָ֥הּFor Your servants delight in her stones and take pity on her dust.Psalm 103:14 · עָפָ֥רFor He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust.Psalm 104:29 · עֲפָרָ֥םWhen You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.Psalm 113:7 · מֵעָפָ֣רHe raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dumpPsalm 119:25 · לֶעָפָ֣רMy soul cleaves to the dust; revive me according to Your word.Proverbs 8:26 · עָפְר֥וֹתbefore He made the land or fields, or any of the dust of the earth.Ecclesiastes 3:20 · הֶֽעָפָ֔ר · הֶעָפָֽר׃All go to one place; all come from dust, and all return to dust.Ecclesiastes 12:7 · הֶעָפָ֛רbefore the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.Isaiah 2:10 · בֶּֽעָפָ֑רGo into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of His majesty.Isaiah 2:19 · עָפָ֑רMen will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.Isaiah 25:12 · עָפָֽר׃ סThe high-walled fortress will be brought down, cast to the ground, into the dust.Isaiah 26:5 · עָפָֽר׃For He has humbled those who dwell on high; He lays the lofty city low. He brings it down to the ground; He casts it into the dust.Isaiah 26:19 · עָפָ֗רYour dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.Isaiah 29:4 · וּמֵֽעָפָ֖ר · וּמֵעָפָ֖רYou will be brought low, you will speak from the ground, and out of the dust your words will be muffled. Your voice will be like a spirit from the ground; your speech will whisper out of the dust.Isaiah 34:7 · וַעֲפָרָ֖םAnd the wild oxen will fall with them, the young bulls with the strong ones. Their land will be drenched with blood, and their soil will be soaked with fat.Isaiah 34:9 · וַעֲפָרָ֖הּEdom’s streams will be turned to tar, and her soil to sulfur; her land will become a blazing pitch.Isaiah 40:12 · עֲפַ֣רWho has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?Isaiah 41:2 · כֶּֽעָפָר֙Who has aroused one from the east and called him to his feet in righteousness? He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him. He turns them to dust with his sword, to windblown chaff with his bow.Isaiah 47:1 · עָפָ֗ר“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate.Isaiah 49:23 · וַעֲפַ֥רKings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”Isaiah 52:2 · מֵעָפָ֛רShake off your dust! Rise up and sit on your throne, O Jerusalem. Remove the chains from your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion.Isaiah 65:25 · עָפָ֣רThe wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but the food of the serpent will be dust. They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain,” says the LORD.Lamentations 2:10 · עָפָר֙The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.Lamentations 3:29 · בֶּֽעָפָר֙Let him bury his face in the dust—perhaps there is still hope.Daniel 12:2 · עָפָ֖רAnd many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.Amos 2:7 · עֲפַר־They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name.Micah 1:10 · עָפָ֖רDo not tell it in Gath; do not weep at all. Roll in the dust in Beth-leaphrah.Micah 7:17 · עָפָר֙They will lick the dust like a snake, like reptiles slithering on the ground. They will come trembling from their strongholds in the presence of the LORD our God; they will tremble in fear of You.Habakkuk 1:10 · עָפָ֖רThey scoff at kings and make rulers an object of scorn. They laugh at every fortress and build up siege ramps to seize it.Zephaniah 1:17 · כֶּֽעָפָ֔רI will bring such distress on mankind that they will walk like the blind, because they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung.Zechariah 9:3 · כֶּֽעָפָ֔רTyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets.