*ʾabaq-: 'dust, fine powder'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	ʾābāq (HALOT 9); ʾăbāqā (HALOT 9); ʾābāq (Jastrow 8)	HALOT 9; Jastrow 8	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	ʾabqā (HALOT 9)	HALOT 9
Syrian Aramaic	ʾabqā (HALOT 9)	HALOT 9

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

HALOT 9 compares Arb. ʾabaqa 'to run away' with a query; that verb is 425 *ʾVbiḳ-. Not 1094 *ʕapar- 'dust, soil' nor 1512 *puy- 'chaff'.

Updated 31 October 2026