H79 אָבַק

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 2 KJV occurrences

אָבַק

ʼâbaq · aw-bak'

Definition

to bedust, i.e. grapple

KJV Renderings

wrestle.

Derivation / Etymology

a primitive root, probably to float away (as vapor), but used only as denominative from H80 (אָבָק);

KJV Verses (2)

Genesis 32:24¶ And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
Genesis 32:25And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.