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OSHB Job 22:24 עָפָר (ˊāfār) Strongs=6083 Lemma=‘עָפָר’
contextual word gloss=‘[the]_dust’ word gloss=‘dust’
Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-1520 TimeSeries=Job's_Trial

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Other uses (37) of identical word form עָפָר (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘עָפָר’ (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 7 different glosses: ‘[am]_dust’, ‘[are]_dust’, ‘[the]_dust’, ‘[the]_ground’, ‘[will_be]_dust’, ‘dust’, ‘earth’.

GEN 2:7 contextual word gloss=‘dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB GEN 2:7 word 6

OET-LV: 7 And_ YHWH _he/it _formed god DOM the_humankind dust from the_soil and_he/it _blew in_his/its_two _nostrils the_breath _of life and_he/it _was the_humankind to_living _creature living. (GEN_2:7)

OET-RV: 7 Then Yahweh God formed the first man out of the dust on the ground and he breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living person. (GEN 2:7)

GEN 3:19 contextual word gloss=‘[are]_dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB GEN 3:19 word 13

OET-LV: 19 On_perspiration/sweat _of your(ms)_both _nostrils you _will _eat food until you(ms)_return to the_soil if/because from_it you _were _taken if/because are_dust you and_near/to dust you _will _return. (GEN_3:19)

OET-RV: 19 You’ll eat bread with sweat drops on your nose
⇔ until you return to the ground
⇔ because you were taken out of the ground.
⇔ Yes, you were created from dust,
⇔ and you’ll return back to dust.” (GEN 3:19)

GEN 3:19 contextual word gloss=‘dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB GEN 3:19 word 16

GEN 18:27 contextual word gloss=‘[am]_dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB GEN 18:27 word 11

OET-LV: 27 And_ ʼAⱱrāhām _he _answered and_he _said here please I _have _undertaken to_speak to my_master and_I am_dust and_ash[es]. (GEN_18:27)

OET-RV: 27 “Listen, I’ve been bold enough to question my master, even though I’m just dust and ashes,” Abraham said again. (GEN 18:27)

GEN 26:15 contextual word gloss=‘earth’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB GEN 26:15 word 13

OET-LV: 15 And_all the_wells which they _had _dug the _servants _of his/its_father in_the _days _of ʼAⱱrāhām his/its_father they_stopped _them _up the_Fəlishtiy and_they_filled _them earth. (GEN_26:15)

OET-RV: 15 they blocked up all the wells that his father’s slaves had dug when his father Abraham had been alive, and they filled them with dirt. (GEN 26:15)

DEU 32:24 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB DEU 32:24 word 14

OET-LV: 24 they_will _be_weakened _of famine and_eaten _of plague and_destruction bitter and_tooth _of animals I _will _send on_them with the_venom _of things _which_crawl _of the_dust. (DEU_32:24)

OET-RV: 24 They’ll be wasted by hunger
⇔ ≈ and weakened by plague and terrible contagious diseases.
⇔ I’ll send those diseases on the teeth of wild animals,
⇔ along with the poison from various creatures that crawl in the dust. (DEU 32:24)

JOS 7:6 contextual word gloss=‘dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB JOS 7:6 word 17

OET-LV: 6 And_ Yəhōshūˊa/(Joshua) _he _tore clothes _of_his and_he _fell on his/its_faces/face towards_land to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _box _of YHWH until the_evening he and_the _elders _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_they _made _go _up dust on head _of_their. (JOS_7:6)

OET-RV: 6 Yehoshua and the Israeli elders tore their clothes in grief and fell to their knees in front of Yahweh’s box until evening, throwing dust onto their heads in despair. (JOS 7:6)

JOB 2:12 contextual word gloss=‘dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB JOB 2:12 word 14

OET-LV: 12 And_they _lifted _up DOM eyes _of_their from_a _distance and_not they_recognized _him and_they _lifted _up voice _of_their and_they _wept and_they _tore each _one robe _of_his and_they _sprinkled dust on heads _of_their towards_the_heavens. (JOB_2:12)

OET-RV: 12 but when they saw him from a distance, they barely recognised him. They wailed loudly, and they ripped their own clothes, and they threw dust into the air so that it would fall on their heads. (All three of those were traditional signs of mourning.) (JOB 2:12)

JOB 7:5 contextual word gloss=‘dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB JOB 7:5 word 5

OET-LV: 5 flesh _of_my It _is _clothed maggot[s] and_clod[s]_of dust skin _of_my it _has _become _hard and_it _has _oozed. (JOB_7:5)

OET-RV: 5 My body is clothed with maggots and encrusted with dust.
⇔ ≈ My skin has become brittle and breaks apart. (JOB 7:5)

JOB 10:9 contextual word gloss=‘dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB JOB 10:9 word 7

OET-LV: 9 Remember please if/because _that like_clay you_made _me and_near/to dust will_you _turn _me _back. (JOB_10:9)

OET-RV: 9 Please remember that you made me like the clay.
⇔ Will you now turn me to dust? (JOB 10:9)

JOB 17:16 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB JOB 17:16 word 7

OET-LV: 16 The _poles _of Shəʼōl will _they _go _down or together to the_dust will _we _go _down. (JOB_17:16)

OET-RV: 16 Will they go down to the gates of the grave?
⇔ ≈ Will we go down together into the ground? (JOB 17:16)

JOB 19:25 contextual word gloss=‘dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB JOB 19:25 word 7

OET-LV: 25 And_I I _know my _of_vindicator he _lives and_last on dust he _will _stand. (JOB_19:25)

OET-RV: 25 I do know that my redeemer lives,
⇔ and that he will stand on the dust at the end. (JOB 19:25)

JOB 20:11 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB JOB 20:11 word 6

OET-LV: 11 Bones _of_his they _were _full vigor(s)_of_his _youthful and_with_him on the_dust it _will _lie _down. (JOB_20:11)

OET-RV: 11 Although their bones were full of youthful vigour,
⇔ that same strength will lie down with them in the dust. (JOB 20:11)

JOB 21:26 contextual word gloss=‘dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB JOB 21:26 word 3

OET-LV: 26 Together on dust they _will _lie and_a _maggot it _will _cover over_them. (JOB_21:26)

OET-RV: 26 Both kinds of people lie together in the dust,
⇔ and worms cover them both. (JOB 21:26)

JOB 30:6 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_ground’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB JOB 30:6 word 5

OET-LV: 6 On_the_slope _of wadis to_dwell holes _of the_ground and_rocks. (JOB_30:6)

OET-RV: 6 They live out in the river valleys—
⇔ in holes in the ground and caves in the cliffs. (JOB 30:6)

JOB 34:15 contextual word gloss=‘dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB JOB 34:15 word 7

OET-LV: 15 all _of It _will _expire flesh together and_human/ʼĀdām to dust it _will _return. (JOB_34:15)

OET-RV: 15 everybody would die simultaneously,
⇔ ≈ and humanity would return to dust. (JOB 34:15)

JOB 38:38 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB JOB 38:38 word 2

OET-LV: 38 When_flows the_dust into_lump and_the_clods they _are _joined _together. (JOB_38:38)

OET-RV: 38 when the dust solidifies into a lump,
⇔ ≈ and the clods of soil stick together? (JOB 38:38)

JOB 39:14 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB JOB 39:14 word 6

OET-LV: 14 If/because it _abandons to_ground eggs _of_its and_on the_dust it _keeps_them_warm. (JOB_39:14)

OET-RV: 14 The female leaves her eggs on the ground.
⇔ ≈ They’re kept warm in the dust. (JOB 39:14)

JOB 41:25 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB JOB 41:25 word 3

OET-LV: 25  there_is_not on the_dust likeness _of_its the_one_made for_not terror. (JOB_41:25)

OET-RV: 25 When it rises up, even mighty men are afraid.
⇔ ≈ They retreat if they see it thrashing around. (JOB 41:25)

JOB 42:6 contextual word gloss=‘dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB JOB 42:6 word 6

OET-LV: 6 Therefore yes/correct/thus/so I _reject and_I _repent on dust and_ash[es]. (JOB_42:6)

OET-RV: 6 Therefore I despise myself for what I said,
⇔ and I show my repentance by sitting in dust and ashes. (JOB 42:6)

PSA 22:30 contextual word gloss=‘dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB PSA 22:30 word 10

OET-LV: 30  they _have _eaten and_they _have _bowed _down all _of the_fat_people_of the_earth before_him all _of they _will _bow _down dust those _who_go _down _of and_one _of_who_his _life not he _has _preserved _alive. (PSA_22:30)

OET-RV: 30 Our future offspring will serve him.
⇔ They’ll tell the next generation about the master. (PSA 22:30)

PSA 30:10 contextual word gloss=‘dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB PSA 30:10 word 8

OET-LV: 10  what is_the_profit in_my _of_blood in_my _going_down to the_pit will_it_give _thanks _to _you dust will_it _declare faithfulness _of_your. (PSA_30:10)

OET-RV: 10 Listen to me, Yahweh, and have mercy on me
⇔ ≈ Yahweh, be my helper. (PSA 30:10)

PSA 72:9 contextual word gloss=‘dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB PSA 72:9 word 5

OET-LV: 9 Before_him wilderness-dwellers they _will _bow _down and_his _of_enemies dust they _will _lick _up. (PSA_72:9)

OET-RV: 9 May those who live in the wilderness bow down before him.
⇔ ≈ May his enemies lick the dust. (PSA 72:9)

PSA 103:14 contextual word gloss=‘[are]_dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB PSA 103:14 word 7

OET-LV: 14 If/because he he _knows form _of_our he_is_remembering if/because _that are_dust we. (PSA_103:14)

OET-RV: 14 because he knows how we’re made—
⇔ remembering that we’re just dust. (PSA 103:14)

ISA 2:19 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_ground’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB ISA 2:19 word 5

OET-LV: 19 And_people _will _go in_caves _of the_rocks and_in_holes _of the_ground from_face/in _front _of the _dread _of YHWH and_from_the _splendour _of his _majesty _of_of when_he_arises to_terrify the_earth/land. (ISA_2:19)

OET-RV: 19 Yes, men will go into the caves in the rocks
⇔ and into holes in the ground,
⇔ to escape from the terror of Yahweh,
⇔ and from the blinding light of his majesty,
⇔ when he takes action to terrify the earth. (ISA 2:19)

ISA 25:12 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB ISA 25:12 word 9

OET-LV: 12 And_the _fortification _of the _refuge _of your(pl)_walls _of_of he _will _lay _low he _will _bring_it_low he _will _make_it_touch (to)_ground to the_dust. (ISA_25:12)

OET-RV: 12 ◙ (ISA 25:12)

ISA 26:5 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB ISA 26:5 word 13

OET-LV: 5 If/because he _will _lay _low the_inhabitants _of a _high _place a _town set _on _high he_will _bring _it _low he_will _bring _it _low to the_ground he_will _make _it _touch to the_dust. (ISA_26:5)

OET-RV: 5 ◙
⇔ … (ISA 26:5)

ISA 26:19 contextual word gloss=‘dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB ISA 26:19 word 8

OET-LV: 19 They _will _live your(pl)_dead _of_ones corpse _of_my they_will _rise awake and_shout _for _joy Oh_you(pl)_who_dwell _of dust if/because will _be_the_dew _of lights dew _of_your and_the_earth the_shades it _will _make _fall. (ISA_26:19)

OET-RV: ⇔  19 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 26:19)

ISA 47:1 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB ISA 47:1 word 4

OET-LV: 47 go _down and_sit on the_dust Oh _virgin _of the _daughter _of Bāⱱel sit to_ground there_is_not a _throne Oh _daughter _of the_ones_from _Kasdiy if/because not you _will _repeat people _will _call to/for_you(fs) tender and_delicate. (ISA_47:1)

OET-RV: 47 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 47:1)

ISA 65:25 contextual word gloss=‘[will_be]_dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB ISA 65:25 word 10

OET-LV: 25 Wolf and_lamb they _will _graze as_one and_the_lion like_ox it _will _eat straw and_a _snake will _be_dust food _of_its not they _will _do _harm and_not they _will _destroy in_all the _mountain _of my _holiness _of_of YHWH he _says. (ISA_65:25)

OET-RV: 25 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 65:25)

LAM 2:10 contextual word gloss=‘dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB LAM 2:10 word 8

OET-LV: 10 they _sit to_ground they _are _silent the _elders _of the _daughter _of Tsiyyōn they _have _caused _to _rise dust on head _of_their they _have _girded _on sackcloth(s) they _have _brought _down to_ground head _of_their the _virgins _of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem). (LAM_2:10)

OET-RV: 10 They sit on the ground.
⇔ The elders of the daughter that’s Tsiyyon are silenced.
⇔ They have thrown up dust on their heads and put on sackcloth.
⇔ Yerushalem’s young women have bowed their heads to the ground. (LAM 2:10)

EZE 24:7 contextual word gloss=‘dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB EZE 24:7 word 15

OET-LV: 7 If/because blood _of_its in_the _midst _of_of _it it _was on bareness _of rock it_put _it not it_poured _it _out on the_earth/land to_cover on/upon/above_him/it dust. (EZE_24:7)

OET-RV: 7 because the blood the city shed is all the way through its centre. It displayed the blood on a flat rock to be easily seen, rather than pouring it out on the ground where it could be covered over with dust, (EZE 24:7)

EZE 27:30 contextual word gloss=‘dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB EZE 27:30 word 7

OET-LV: 30 And_they _will _make _heard on_you (in)_their _of_voice and_they _will _cry _out bitter and_they _will _bring _up dust on heads _of_their in_ash[es] they _will _roll. (EZE_27:30)

OET-RV: 30 then they’ll raise their voices towards you and will wail bitterly.
⇔ They’ll throw dust up onto their heads. They’ll roll around to get covered in ashes. (EZE 27:30)

DAN 12:2 contextual word gloss=‘dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB DAN 12:2 word 4

OET-LV: 2 And_many_people of_the_sleepers _of of_the_ground _of dust they _will _awake these to_life _of perpetuity and_these to_reproaches to_abhorrence _of perpetuity. (DAN_12:2)

OET-RV: 2 Many of those who’ve already been buried will come back to life—some to go on and live forever, and some to endure shame and everlasting contempt. (DAN 12:2)

MIC 1:10 contextual word gloss=‘dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB MIC 1:10 word 9

OET-LV: 10 In_Gath do _not tell at _all _(weep) do _not weep in_house _of leaphrah dust roll _yourself. (MIC_1:10)

OET-RV: 10 Don’t tell about it in Gat.
⇔ Don’t weep at all.
⇔ I roll myself in the dust at Beyt-Leafrah (the house of dust). (MIC 1:10)

MIC 7:17 contextual word gloss=‘dust’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB MIC 7:17 word 2

OET-LV: 17 They _will _lick _up dust like_snake like_things _which_crawl _of the_earth they _will _quake from_their _of_strongholds to YHWH god _of_our they _will _be _in _dread and_they _will _be _afraid from_you. (MIC_7:17)

OET-RV: 17 They’ll lick the dust like a snake—
⇔ ≈ like creatures that crawl on the earth.
⇔ They’ll be trembling as they come out of their fortresses.
⇔ ≈ They’ll come with fear to you, our god Yahweh,
⇔ ≈ and they’ll be afraid because of you. (MIC 7:17)

HAB 1:10 contextual word gloss=‘earth’ word gloss=‘dust’ OSHB HAB 1:10 word 12

OET-LV: 10 And_he in_kings it _derides and_rulers are_laughter to_him/it it to/from_all/each/any/every fortress it _laughs and_it _heaped _up earth and_it_captured _it. (HAB_1:10)

OET-RV: 10 They scoff at kings, and rulers are just a joke to them.
⇔ They laugh at fortresses as they pile soil up around them and capture them. (HAB 1:10)