“Then the LORD God formed the man out of the dust (עָפָר aw-fawr’ H6083^) from the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a livin g being [נֶפֶשׁ, nephesh, Strong H5315*]. Genesis 2:7
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* עָפָר ʻâphâr aw-fawr’ H6083; from the root H6080; dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud: KJV – ashes, dust, earth, ground, mortar, powder, rubbish.
* Dust, as such, is dead. Without water and air and the bacteria in the air, there's no life. Yet, this is what YHWH chose, from all of His creation to use to make living, breathing נֶפֶשׁ | nephesh H5315 fully capable of knowing Him, responding to Him, returning His love for them.
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