Lexical Definition

‎אָבַק‎ ʼâbaq (aw-bak') to wrestle ^H:V
a primitive root, probably to float away (as vapor), but used only as denominative from ‎אָבָק‎

wrestle.

• to bedust, i.e. grapple

1) (Niphal) to wrestle, grapple (get dusty), bedust

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎אָבַק‎] verb denominative Niph`al wrestle (= get dusty, compare κόνις, κονίω, see also Str^{Pirke Aboth, 1, 4} ‎מִתְאַבֵּק‎ ‎בַּעֲפַר רַגְלֵיהֶם‎ = sit at their feet; others, e.g. Di, compare ‎חבק‎). ‎וַיֵּאָבֵק עִם‎ Gen 32:25* Infinitive suffix ‎בְּהֵאָֽבְקוֺ‎ ‎עִם‎ Gen 32:26*.

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