עָפַר

Strong’s Definition

to be dust

Etymology & Derivation

; a primitive root; meaning either to be gray or perhaps rather to pulverize; used only as denominative from H6083 (עָפָר),

KJV Usage

cast (dust).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(piel) to dust, powder

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʻâphar; Pronunciation: aw-far'