Words the Bible translates as dust
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 5 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- apharעָפָרdust: dry, loose surface earth, and what it stands for, the stuff a human body is made of and crumbles back into.
- choosχόοςdustnot studied yet
- koniortosκονιορτόςdustnot studied yet
- shaḥaqשַׁחַקfine dust: the thin film of powder left when something is ground down
+1 more meaning
- clouds and skies: the lofty, cloud-covered heights of heaven, a poetic word for the sky
- avaqאָבָקfine, wind-blown dust: the airborne powder a force stirs up, scatters, or makes settle
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