אָבַק

abaq

a-VAK

to wrestle, to grapple

Where it comes from

Probably from avaq, dust — to get dusty with someone. It appears only in this passage. Jacob spends one night in the dust with God and limps for the rest of his life.

Every place it appears

Strong's H79. It stands in 2 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. See them →

Genesis 32:24

And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.

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