אבק
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Hebrew[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| א־ב־ק (ʾ-b-q) |
Etymology[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
אָבָק • (avák) m (plural indefinite אֲבָקִים, singular construct אֲבַק־) [pattern: קָטָל]
- (usually uncountable) dust
- Tanach, Exodus 28:24, with translation of the New International Version:
- יִתֵּן יְהוָה אֶת־מְטַר אַרְצְךָ אָבָק וְעָפָר מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם יֵרֵד עָלֶיךָ עַד הִשָּׁמְדָךְ׃
- The LORD will turn the rain of your country into dust and powder; it will come down from the skies until you are destroyed.
- (by extension) hint of (something)
Derived terms[edit]
- אבק לשון הרע (avak lashon hara')
- אבק שריפה / אֲבַק שְׂרֵפָה (avák srefá)
- שׁוֹאֵב אָבָק (sho'év avák)
References[edit]
Noun[edit]
אֶבֶק • (évek) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]
- (Mishnaic Hebrew) A hole in cloth for the insertion of thread; a hole in the edges of some product through which a nail, a screw or a thread can go to fix it firmly.
- Tosafot on Menachot 42a:32
- היה יכול להעביר הציצית מן הטלית דרך האבק אחר עשייתן
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- Tosafot on Menachot 42a:32