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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 - Then Abraham spoke up again: “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:9 - “A man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer and put them in a ceremonially clean place outside the camp. They are to be kept by the Israelite community for use in the water of cleansing; it is for purification from sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:10 - The man who gathers up the ashes of the heifer must also wash his clothes, and he too will be unclean till evening. This will be a lasting ordinance both for the Israelites and for the foreigners residing among them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:19 - Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the ornate robe she was wearing. She put her hands on her head and went away, weeping aloud as she went.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:1 - When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:3 - In every province to which the edict and order of the king came, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping and wailing. Many lay in sackcloth and ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:8 - Then Job took a piece of broken pottery and scraped himself with it as he sat among the ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:12 - Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of clay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:19 - He throws me into the mud, and I am reduced to dust and ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 42:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:6 - Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:9 - For I eat ashes as my food and mingle my drink with tears

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:16 - He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:20 - Such a person feeds on ashes; a deluded heart misleads him; he cannot save himself, or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:5 - Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for people to humble themselves? Is it only for bowing one’s head like a reed and for lying in sackcloth and ashes? Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the LORD?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 61:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:3 - and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:26 - Put on sackcloth, my people, and roll in ashes; mourn with bitter wailing as for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:16 - He has broken my teeth with gravel; he has trampled me in the dust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:30 - They will raise their voice and cry bitterly over you; they will sprinkle dust on their heads and roll in ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:18 - By your many sins and dishonest trade you have desecrated your sanctuaries. So I made a fire come out from you, and it consumed you, and I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the sight of all who were watching.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:3 - So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:6 - When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 4:3 - Then you will trample on the wicked; they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day when I act,” says the LORD Almighty.
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