עפר

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עפר

/(ʔ)aˈfaʁ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Perhaps related to אֵפֶר ('éfer, ʾḗp̄er, “ash”). From Proto-Semitic *ʕapar- (“dust”). Compare Aramaic עַפְרָא (ʿap̄rā, “dust”) (absolutive: עֲפָר (ʿăp̄ār)), Arabic غَبَرَة (ḡabara) / غُبَار (ḡubār, “dust”), (perhaps borrowed from Aramaic) عَفَر (ʕafar, “dust”), Ugaritic 𐎓𐎔𐎗 (ʿpr) and Akkadian 𒅖 (eperum, “dust; soil, earth”).

noun עָפָר · afár · ʿāp̄ār · עֲפַר־ · עֲפָרִי

no plural earth, dirt
literary, no plural dust כִּי־הוּא יָדַע יִצְרֵנוּ זָכוּר כִּי־עָפָר אֲנָחְנוּ׃
Similar: אָבָק
no plural ashes

noun עֹפֶר · ófer

misspelling defective spelling of עופר

adjective עָפֹר · afór

misspelling defective spelling of עפור

In English

soil mixture of sand and organic material
fawn young deer
dirt soil or earth

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"עפר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%A4%D7%A8. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

עפר. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%A4%D7%A8

Chicago

"עפר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%A4%D7%A8.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {עפר},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%A4%D7%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}