Hebrew word

ʻâphâr

aw-fawr'

עָפָר

What it means

dust

dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud

Where it comes from

from ʻâphar (עָפַר)

How the King James translates it

dust77
earth5
powder3
morter2
ashes2
rubbish2

Every place it appears 91

Genesis2:7 3:14 3:19 13:16 18:27 28:14

Exodus8:16 8:17

Leviticus14:41 14:42 14:45

Numbers5:17 19:17 23:10

Deuteronomy9:21 28:24

Joshua7:6

1 Samuel2:8

2 Samuel16:13 22:43

1 Kings16:2 18:38 20:10

2 Kings13:7 23:4 23:6 23:12 23:15

2 Chronicles1:9

Nehemiah4:2 4:10

Job2:12 4:19 5:6 7:5 7:21 8:19 10:9 14:19 21:26 22:24 27:16 28:2 28:6 30:6 30:19 38:38 40:13 41:33 42:6

Psalms7:5 18:42 22:15 22:29 30:9 44:25 78:27 113:7 119:25

Proverbs8:26

Ecclesiastes3:20 12:7

Isaiah2:10 2:19 26:19 29:4 34:7 34:9 40:12 41:2 47:1 49:23 52:2 65:25

Lamentations2:10 3:29

Ezekiel26:4 26:12 27:30

Daniel12:2

Amos2:7

Micah7:17

Habakkuk1:10

Zephaniah1:17

Zechariah9:3