עפר
Hebrew
Etymology
Root |
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ע־פ־ר (ʿ-p-r) |
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 (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Aramaic) عَفَر (ʕafar, “dust”).
Noun
עָפָר • ('afár, ʿāp̄ār) m
- earth, dirt
- (literary) dust
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- 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.
- Lua error in Module:debug at line 160: 't' parameter has been renamed to 'tsrc'
- (biblical) ashes
Declension
Declension of עָפָר
Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
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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
Adjective
עָפֹר • ('afór) m