עֲפָר֔/וֹ
𐤏𐤐𐤓/𐤅
afaro
dust-its
from עָפַר; dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud; ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
H6083
Deuteronomy 9:21 · Word #21
Lexicon H6083
| Lemma | עָפָר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤐𐤓 |
| Transliteration | ʻâphâr |
| Strong's | H6083 |
| In-context | dust-its |
Morphology HNcmsc/Sp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H6083-04
his dust-soil
| Root | עפר (ʿ-p-r) |
| Core Meanings | dust, loose soil, dry earth, powder, rubble |
| Semantic Range | Dust, loose soil, dry ground, earth, clay, debris, ashes; figuratively lowliness, mortality, or ruin. |
| Conceptual Significance | עָפָר evokes human frailty and mortality ("for dust you are"), humility before YHWH, and the material from which humanity was formed. It also symbolizes desolation or complete defeat when reduced to dust. |
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine singular noun in construct (עֲפַר) with 3ms pronominal suffix (-וֹ), yielding עֲפָרוֹ ("his dust"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun עָפָר denotes loose, powdery earth or dust. The form is masculine singular in construct with a 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix, literally "the dust of him," hence "his dust-soil," preserving both the root sense of powdered earth and the possessive suffix. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root עפר (dust, loose soil, dry earth, powder, rubble)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H6083-01 |
afar | dust-soil |
H6083-02 |
afarah | her dust-soil |
H6083-03 |
afaram | their dust-soil |
H6084-01 |
aferah | Fawn (feminine proper name) |
H6083-05 |
aferot | dust-powders of |
H6083-06 |
beafar | in the dust |
H6084-02 |
beaferah | in Dust-town (Ophrah) |
H6085-01 |
beeferon | with ʿEphron ("Dust-man") |
H6085-02 |
eferon | Dust-Man |
H6083-07 |
heafar | the loose dust |
H6083-08 |
kaafar | like dust |
H6083-09 |
keafar | like loose dust |
H6083-10 |
leafar | to dust |
H6082-01 |
leofer | dust-hued fawn of |
H6083-11 |
meafar | from dust |
H6082-02 |
ofarim | dust-hued fawns |
H6083-12 |
umeafar | and from dust-soil |
H6083-13 |
uveafar | and in the dust-powder |
H6083-14 |
vaafar | and dust-of |
H6083-15 |
vaafarah | and her dust |
H6083-16 |
vaafaram | and the dust of them |
H6083-17 |
vaafarekhe | and your dust |
H6083-18 |
veafar | and loose dust |
H6083-19 |
veaferot | and the dusts of |
H6081-01 |
veefer | and Epher (Gazelle) |
H6083-20 |
veheafar | and the dust |
H6083-21 |
velaafar | and to the dust-of |
H5777-01 |
veoferet | and dusty lead-metal |
Word Usage (110 occurrences of H6083)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 2:7 | עָפָר֙ | afar | dust |
| Genesis 3:14 | וְ/עָפָ֥ר | veafar | and dust |
| Genesis 3:19 | עָפָ֣ר | afar | dust |