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Hebrew word study

עָפָרʻâphâr — dust (as powdered or gray)

Pronounced “aw-fawr'”

dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud

Translated in the King James as: ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.

Appears 110 times in Scripture

Origin: from H6080 (עָפַר);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 9×

Genesis 2:7 Genesis 3:14 Genesis 3:19 Genesis 13:16 Genesis 18:27 Genesis 26:15 Genesis 28:14+ 2 more in Genesis

Exodus — 3×

Exodus 8:16 Exodus 8:17+ 1 more in Exodus

Leviticus — 4×

Leviticus 14:41 Leviticus 14:42 Leviticus 14:45 Leviticus 17:13

Numbers — 3×

Numbers 5:17 Numbers 19:17 Numbers 23:10

Deuteronomy — 4×

Deuteronomy 9:21 Deuteronomy 28:24 Deuteronomy 32:24+ 1 more in Deuteronomy

Joshua — 1×

1 Samuel — 1×

2 Samuel — 2×

2 Sam 16:13 2 Sam 22:43

1 Kings — 3×

1 Ki 16:2 1 Ki 18:38 1 Ki 20:10

2 Kings — 6×

2 Ki 13:7 2 Ki 23:4 2 Ki 23:6 2 Ki 23:12 2 Ki 23:15+ 1 more in 2 Kings

2 Chronicles — 1×

Nehemiah — 2×

Nehemiah 4:2 Nehemiah 4:10

Job — 26×

Job 2:12 Job 4:19 Job 5:6 Job 7:5 Job 7:21 Job 8:19 Job 10:9 Job 14:8 Job 14:19 Job 16:15 Job 17:16 Job 19:25 Job 20:11 Job 21:26 Job 22:24 Job 27:16 Job 28:2 Job 28:6 Job 30:6 Job 30:19 Job 34:15 Job 38:38 Job 39:14 Job 40:13 Job 41:33+ 1 more in Job

Psalms — 13×

Psalms 7:5 Psalms 18:42 Psalms 22:15 Psalms 22:29 Psalms 30:9 Psalms 44:25 Psalms 72:9 Psalms 78:27 Psalms 102:14 Psalms 103:14 Psalms 104:29 Psalms 113:7 Psalms 119:25

Proverbs — 1×

Ecclesiastes — 3×

Eccles 3:20 Eccles 12:7+ 1 more in Ecclesiastes

Isaiah — 15×

Isaiah 2:10 Isaiah 2:19 Isaiah 25:12 Isaiah 26:5 Isaiah 26:19 Isaiah 29:4 Isaiah 34:7 Isaiah 34:9 Isaiah 40:12 Isaiah 41:2 Isaiah 47:1 Isaiah 49:23 Isaiah 52:2 Isaiah 65:25+ 1 more in Isaiah

Lamentations — 2×

Lam 2:10 Lam 3:29

Ezekiel — 4×

Ezekiel 24:7 Ezekiel 26:4 Ezekiel 26:12 Ezekiel 27:30

Daniel — 1×

Amos — 1×

Micah — 2×

Micah 1:10 Micah 7:17

Habakkuk — 1×

Zephaniah — 1×

Zechariah — 1×

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.