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Greek/Hebrew Definitions



Strong's #79: 'abaq (pronounced aw-bak')

a primitive root, probably to float away (as vapor), but used only as denominative from 80; to bedust, i.e. grapple:-- wrestle.




Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:

'âbaq

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

Part of Speech: verb

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



Usage:

This word is used 2 times:

Genesis 32:24: "And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking"
Genesis 32:25: "of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with"









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