עפר

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ע־פ־ר‎

Perhaps related to אֵפֶר‎ ('éfer, ʾḗp̄er, “ash”). Compare Aramaic עַפְרָא‎ (ʿap̄rā, “dust”) (absolutive: עֲפָר‎ (ʿăp̄ār)), Arabic غَبَرَة‎ (ḡabara)/غُبَار‎ (ḡubār, “dust”) and (perhaps borrowed from Aramaic) عَفَر‎ (ʿafar, “dust”).

Noun

עָפָר • ('afár, ʿāp̄ār) m

earth, dirt
(literary) dust
(biblical) ashes

Synonyms

(dust): אָבָק‎ ('avák)

Noun

עֹפֶר • ('ófer) m

Defective spelling of עופר‎

Adjective

עָפֹר • ('afór) m

Defective spelling of עפור‎

References

H6083 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979

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