אבק

Hebrew

Root
א־ב־ק (ʾ-b-q)

Etymology

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Noun

אָבָק • (avák) m (plural indefinite אֲבָקִים, singular construct אֲבַק־)

1. (usually uncountable) dust
   • Tanach, Exodus 28:24:

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     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.

2. (by extension) hint of (something)

Derived terms

• אבק לשון הרע (avak lashon hara')
• שׁוֹאֵב אָבָק (sho'év avák)

Noun

אֶבֶק • (évek) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. (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

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