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Lexicon :: Strong's H665 - 'ēp̄er

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אֵפֶר
Transliteration
'ēp̄er
Pronunciation
ay'-fer
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to bestrew
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TWOT Reference: 150a

Strong’s Definitions

אֵפֶר ʼêpher, ay'-fer; from an unused root meaning to bestrew; ashes:—ashes.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's H665 in the following manner: ashes (22x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's H665 in the following manner: ashes (22x).

  1. ashes

  2. (CLBL) worthlessness (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֵפֶר ʼêpher, ay'-fer; from an unused root meaning to bestrew; ashes:—ashes.
STRONGS H665: Abbreviations
† אֵ֫פֶר noun [masculine] ashes (as light, flying?) — א׳ absolute Genesis 18:27 +; construct Numbers 19:9, 10 — ashes of red heifer, used in purifications Numbers 19:9, 10; on head, as sign of humiliation 2 Samuel 13:19; contrition Daniel 9:3 (|| צוֺם, שַׂק), Jonah 3:6 (|| שַׂק) compare Job 42:6 (עָפָר וא׳), Isaiah 58:5 (|| שַׂק); mourning Esther 4:1, 3(|| שַׂק) compare Job 2:8 (ישׁב בתוך הא׳), Jeremiah 6:26 (|| שַׂק), Ezekiel 27:30 (|| עפר); in simile scattereth hoarfrost כָּא׳ Psalm 147:16; but also as filthy, loathsome כעפר וא׳ Job 30:19 (Di simile of mourning, grief), as worthless, מִשְׁלֵי א׳ Job 13:12 proverbs of ashes; figurative of worthlessness Isaiah 44:20; insignificance עפר וא׳ Genesis 18:27; ignominy Ezekiel 28:18; Malachi 3:21; distress & sorrow כַּלָּחֶם אָכָ֑לְתִּי א׳ Psalm 102:10 (so Assyrian compare ZimBP 42) compare Lamentations 3:16; Isaiah 61:3 (אֵפֶר תַּחַת פְּאֵר).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

18:27; 18:27

Numbers

19:9; 19:9; 19:10; 19:10

2 Samuel

13:19

Esther

4:1; 4:3

Job

2:8; 13:12; 30:19; 42:6

Psalms

102:10; 147:16

Isaiah

44:20; 58:5; 61:3

Jeremiah

6:26

Lamentations

3:16

Ezekiel

27:30; 28:18

Daniel

9:3

Jonah

3:6

H665

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Strong's Number H665 matches the Hebrew אֵפֶר ('ēp̄er),
which occurs 22 times in 22 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:27 - And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and ashes:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:9 - And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the camp in a clean place; and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water for impurity: it is a sin-offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:10 - And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:19 - And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colors that was on her; and she laid her hand on her head, and went her way, crying aloud as she went.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:1 - Now when Mordecai knew all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:3 - And in every province, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:8 - And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself therewith; and he sat among the ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:12 -
Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes,
Your defences are defences of clay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:19 -
He hath cast me into the mire,
And I am become like dust and ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 42:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:6 -
Wherefore I abhor myself,
And repent in dust and ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:9 -
For I have eaten ashes like bread,
And mingled my drink with weeping,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:16 -
He giveth snow like wool;
He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:20 - He feedeth on ashes; a deceived heart hath turned him aside; and he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:5 - Is such the fast that I have chosen? the day for a man to afflict his soul? Is it to bow down his head as a rush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to Jehovah?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 61:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:3 - to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that he may be glorified.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:26 - O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation; for the destroyer shall suddenly come upon us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:16 -
He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones; he hath covered me with ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:30 - and shall cause their voice to be heard over thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads; they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:18 - By the multitude of thine iniquities, in the unrighteousness of thy traffic, thou hast profaned thy sanctuaries; therefore have I brought forth a fire from the midst of thee; it hath devoured thee, and I have turned thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:3 - And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:6 - And the tidings reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 4:3 - And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I make, saith Jehovah of hosts.
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