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Lexicon :: Strong's H665 - 'ēp̄er

Aa
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
Dictionary Aids

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 BoxGen 18:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:27 - And Abraham answering said, Truly, I who am only dust, have undertaken to put my thoughts before the Lord:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:9 - Then let a man who is clean take the dust of the burned cow and put it outside the tent-circle in a clean place, where it is to be kept for the children of Israel and used in making the water which takes away what is unclean: it is a sin-offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:10 - And he who takes up the dust of the burned cow is to have his clothing washed with water and be unclean till evening: this is to be a law for ever, for the children of Israel as well as for the man from another country who is living among them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:19 - And Tamar, in her grief, put dust on her head; and she put her hand on her head and went away crying loudly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:1 - Now when Mordecai saw what was done, pulling off his robe, he put on haircloth, with dust on his head, and went out into the middle of the town, crying out with a loud and bitter cry.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:3 - And in every part of the kingdom, wherever the king's word and his order came, there was great sorrow among the Jews, and weeping and crying and going without food; and numbers of them were stretched on the earth covered with dust and haircloth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:8 - And he took a broken bit of a pot, and, seated in the dust, was rubbing himself with the sharp edge of it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:12 - Your wise sayings are only dust, and your strong places are only earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:19 - Truly God has made me low, even to the earth, and I have become like dust.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:6 - For this cause I give witness that what I said is false, and in sorrow I take my seat in the dust.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:9 - I have had dust for bread and my drink has been mixed with weeping:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:16 - He gives snow like wool; he sends out ice-drops like dust.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:20 - As for him whose food is the dust of a dead fire, he has been turned from the way by a twisted mind, so that he is unable to keep himself safe by saying, What I have here in my hand is false.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:5 - Have I given orders for such a day as this? a day for keeping yourselves from pleasure? is it only a question of the bent head, of putting on haircloth, and being seated in the dust? is this what seems to you a holy day, well-pleasing to the Lord?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:3 - To give them a fair head-dress in place of dust, the oil of joy in place of the clothing of grief, praise in place of sorrow; so that they may be named trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, and so that he may have glory.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:26 - O daughter of my people, put on haircloth, rolling yourself in the dust: give yourself to sorrow, as for an only son, with most bitter cries of grief; for he who makes waste will come on us suddenly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:16 - By him my teeth have been broken with crushed stones, and I am bent low in the dust.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:30 - And their voices will be sounding over you, and crying bitterly they will put dust on their heads, rolling themselves in the dust:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:18 - By all your sin, even by your evil trading, you have made your holy places unclean; so I will make a fire come out from you, it will make a meal of you, and I will make you as dust on the earth before the eyes of all who see you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:3 - And turning my face to the Lord God, I gave myself up to prayer, requesting his grace, going without food, in haircloth and dust.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:6 - And the word came to the king of Nineveh, and he got up from his seat of authority, and took off his robe, and covering himself with haircloth, took his seat in the dust.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMal 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 4:3 - And the evil-doers will be crushed under you, they will be dust under your feet, in the day when I do my work, says the Lord of armies.
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