ʼâbaq — H79

Definition

verb

to bedust, i.e. grapple

1. (Niphal) to wrestle, grapple (get dusty), bedust

Usually translated as

wrestle

Origin

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

• Derived from ʼâbâq (H80)

Occurrences

ʼâbaq occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2)

• Genesis 32:24 — And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled (וַיֵּאָבֵ֥ק) a man with him until the breaking of the day.
• Genesis 32:25 — And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled (בְּהֵֽאָבְק֖וֹ) with him.