# אָבַק (avaq)

Israeli respelling: a-vaq. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H79. 2 Old Testament occurrences.

to bedust, i.e. grapple

King James renderings: wrestle.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/avaq-h79

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 32:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/32/24) — And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
- [Genesis 32:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/32/25) — 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…