לֶ/עָפָ֣ר
𐤋/𐤏𐤐𐤓
leafar
to dust
from עָפַר; dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud; ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
H6083
Job 7:21 · Word #10
Lexicon H6083
| Lemma | עָפָר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤐𐤓 |
| Transliteration | ʻâphâr |
| Strong's | H6083 |
| In-context | to dust |
Morphology HRd/Ncmsa
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 | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H6083-10
to dust
| Root | עפר (ʿ-p-r) |
| Core Meanings | dust, loose earth, dry soil, powder, debris |
| Semantic Range | dust, loose soil, dry earth, ashes, rubble, ground material, powdered debris |
| Conceptual Significance | עָפָר frequently symbolizes human mortality and lowliness ("for dust you are"), mourning (sitting in dust), and humiliation. It also represents the physical substance of the earth from which humanity was formed, underscoring themes of creation and return to the ground. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ (to/unto) prefixed to a masculine singular absolute noun (Ncmsa). No definite article; the noun remains in the absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun עָפָר is a masculine singular absolute meaning "dust" or "loose earth." The prefixed לְ (lamed) adds the prepositional sense "to" or "unto," yielding "to dust." English treats "dust" as a mass noun, which appropriately reflects the singular form in Hebrew. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root עפר (dust, loose earth, dry soil, powder, debris)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H6083-01 |
afar | dust-soil |
H6083-02 |
afarah | her dust-soil |
H6083-03 |
afaram | their dust-soil |
H6083-04 |
afaro | his 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 |
eferon | Dust-Man |
H6083-07 |
heafar | the loose dust |
H6083-08 |
kaafar | like dust |
H6083-09 |
keafar | like loose 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 |