Avak (אבק) means dust in Hebrew.
It can also mean powder and shade. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
dust, powder, shade
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Avak.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1גרגירים דקים מאוד של חומר מוצק, חלקיקי עפר הנישאים ברוח.
יִתֵּן יהוה אֶת־מְטַר אַרְצְךָ אָבָק וְעָפָר; מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם יֵרֵד עָלֶיךָ עַד הִשָּׁמְדָךְ.
- 2בהשאלהמשהו שהוא כמו עבירה אך פחות חמור; בתחום האפור, האבחנה אינה מוחלטת.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Avak is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אָבָק
- Written without vowel points
- אבק
- Said
- avak
- Root
- א־ב־ק
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Plural
- אֲבָקִים
- Inflections
- ר' אֲבָקִים; אֲבַק־, ר' אֲבָקֵי־
- Gematria
- 103
This is how Avak is said in other languages.
- English
- dust, powder, shade
- Arabic
- غبار
- German
- Staub
These words mean nearly the same as Avak.
- חשד
- שמץ
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These words rhyme with Avak.
The word Avak is part of these phrases and sayings.
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The word Avak comes from the root א־ב־ק, like these words.
This is where the word Avak comes from.
השוו לאכדית: 3629 - להוביל, לקחת, לעקור. משם לערבית: أَبَقَ - לברוח. יתכן שההוראה המקורית של השורש היתה מה שנעקר ממקומו, ובעברית השתרש בעיקר בהוראת "גרגרי עפר דק" שמתרוממים ומתפזרים. יש הסוברים כי מכאן המילה היוונית עתיקה ᾰ̓́βᾰξ – לוח (שנשאלה ללטינית כ־abacus), אך זהו פירוש דחוק.
These words come before and after Avak in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Avak.
What does Avak (אבק) mean in Hebrew?
Avak (אבק) means dust, powder, and shade. It is said avak, with the stress on vak.
What is a synonym for Avak (אבק)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Avak (אבק) are חשד and שמץ.
What rhymes with Avak (אבק)?
Words that rhyme with Avak (אבק) include ירק, משחק, חזק, מוצק, חיידק, and מרחק.
Is Avak (אבק) masculine or feminine?
The word Avak (אבק) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אֲבָקִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אבק of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.