dak.ka denotes the dust to which man is turned in Psalm 90:3.

The term denotes the dust named as the destination to which man is turned in Psalm 90:3.

1. Dust as man's return · dominant

   In Psalm 90:3, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the statement that man is turned back; the APB renders the clause, “You turn man back to dust.”

   Psalm 90:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Psalm 90:3, the APB presents the clause as “You turn man back to dust”; This identifies the verse context rather than a precise word-for-word rendering.