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
- Psalms 103:14, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- כִּי־הוּא יָדַע יִצְרֵנוּ זָכוּר כִּי־עָפָר אֲנָחְנוּ׃
- Ki hu yadá yitzrénu; zakhúr ki ʿafar anáḥnu
- For He knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.
- Psalms 103:14, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- (biblical) ashes
Declension
Declension of עָפָר
| Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
| singular | indefinite | עָפָר | first | עֲפָרִי | עֲפָרֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הָעָפָר | second | עֲפָרְךָ | עֲפָרֵךְ | עֲפַרְכֶם | עֲפַרְכֶן | |
| construct | עֲפַר־ | third | עֲפָרוֹ | עֲפָרָהּ | עֲפָרָם | עֲפָרָן | |
| plural | indefinite | עֲפָרִים | first | עפריי \\ עֲפָרַי | עֲפָרֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הָעֲפָרִים | second | עֲפָרֶיךָ | עפרייך \\ עֲפָרַיִךְ | עֲפָרֵיכֶם | עֲפָרֵיכֶן | |
| construct | עֲפָרֵי־ | third | עֲפָרָיו | עֲפָרֶיהָ | עֲפָרֵיהֶם | עֲפָרֵיהֶן | |
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