אָבַק

Strong’s Definition

to bedust, i.e. grapple

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root, probably to float away (as vapor), but used only as denominative from H80 (אָבָק);

KJV Usage

wrestle.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.(niphal) to wrestle, grapple (get dusty), bedust

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼâbaq; Pronunciation: aw-bak'