אבק
Hebrew
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| א־ב־ק |
Noun
אָבָק • (avak) m (plural indefinite אֲבָקִים, singular construct אֲבַק־)
- (usually uncountable) dust
- Exodus 28:24, with translation of the New International Version:
- 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.
- Exodus 28:24, with translation of the New International Version:
- (by extension) hint of (something)
Derived terms
- אבק לשון הרע (avak lashon hara')
Noun
אֶבֶק • (evek) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]
- (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
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- Tosafot on Menachot 42a:32
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