אָבַק

a.vaqto wrestleHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb2 occurrences1 book2 verses

Definition

a primitive root, probably to float away (as vapor), but used only as denominative from H80; to bedust, i.e. grapple
Traditional renderings: wrestle.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

2 total
  1. Genesis 32:24וַיֵּאָבֵ֥ק · wrestled
    So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
  2. Genesis 32:25בְּהֵֽאָבְק֖וֹ · wrestled
    When the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob, he struck the socket of Jacob’s hip and dislocated it as they wrestled.