H79 Hebrew

אָבַק

ʼâbaq (aw-bak')
to bedust, i.e. grapple

KJV Translations of H79

wrestle.

Word Origin & Derivation

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

H80 אָבָק (ʼâbâq)

light particles (as volatile)

H79 in the King James Bible

2 verses
Genesis 32:24 וַיֵּֽאָבֵ֥ק

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

Genesis 32:25 בְּהֵֽאָבְק֖וֹ

And 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.