עפר

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ע־פ־ר (ʿ-p-r)
6 terms

Perhaps related to אֵפֶר ('éfer, ʾḗp̄er, “ash”). From Proto-Semitic *ʕapar- (“dust”). Compare Aramaic עַפְרָא (ʿap̄rā, “dust”) (absolutive: עֲפָר (ʿăp̄ār)), Arabic غَبَرَة (ḡabara) / غُبَار (ḡubār, “dust”), (perhaps borrowed from Aramaic) عَفَر (ʕafar, “dust”), Ugaritic 𐎓𐎔𐎗 (ʿpr) and Akkadian 𒅖 (eperum, “dust; soil, earth”).

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)aˈfaʁ/
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Noun

עָפָר • (afár, ʿāp̄ār) m (no plural forms, singular construct עֲפַר־) [pattern: קָטָל]

  1. earth, dirt
  2. (literary) dust
    • Tanach, Psalms 103:14, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      כִּי־הוּא יָדַע יִצְרֵנוּ זָכוּר כִּי־עָפָר אֲנָחְנוּ׃
      ki hu yadá yitsrénu; zakhúr ki afár anákhnu
      For He knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.
  3. (biblical) ashes

Declension

Declension of עָפָר
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite עָפָר first עֲפָרִי עֲפָרֵנוּ
definite הָעָפָר second עֲפָרְךָ עֲפָרֵךְ עֲפַרְכֶם עֲפַרְכֶן
construct עֲפַר־ third עֲפָרוֹ עֲפָרָהּ עֲפָרָם עֲפָרָן
plural indefinite עֲפָרִים first עפריי / עֲפָרַי עֲפָרֵינוּ
definite הָעֲפָרִים second עֲפָרֶיךָ עפרייך / עֲפָרַיִךְ עֲפָרֵיכֶם עֲפָרֵיכֶן
construct עֲפָרֵי־ third עֲפָרָיו עֲפָרֶיהָ עֲפָרֵיהֶם עֲפָרֵיהֶן

Synonyms

Noun

עֹפֶר • (ófer) m

  1. defective spelling of עופר

Adjective

עָפֹר • (afór) m

  1. defective spelling of עפור

References

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