Lexical Summary abaq: to wrestle Original Word: אָבַקTransliteration: abaq Phonetic Spelling: (aw-bak') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to wrestle Meaning: to bedust, grapple Strong's Concordance wrestle A primitive root, probably to float away (as vapor), but used only as denominative from 'abaq; to bedust, i.e. Grapple -- wrestle. see HEBREW 'abaq Brown-Driver-Briggs H79. abaq [אָבַק] verb denominative Niph`al wrestle (= get dusty, compare κόνις, κονίω, see also StrPirke Aboth, 1, 4 רַגְלֵיהֶם בַּעֲפַר מִתְאַבֵּק = sit at their feet; others, e.g. Di, compare חבק). עִם וַיֵּאָבֵק Genesis 32:25; Infinitive suffix עִם בְּהֵאָֽבְקוֺ 32:26. אבר (compare Assyrian abâru, be firm, strong DlW). |