Words the Bible translates as ashes
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 4 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- apharעָפָרdust: dry, loose surface earth, and what it stands for, the stuff a human body is made of and crumbles back into.
- spodosσποδόςashesnot studied yet
- epherאֵפֶרthe gray residue left after something burns, which biblical writers repeatedly turn into a physical sign of grief, human frailty, worthlessness, or ruin.
- deshenדֶּשֶׁןthe greasy ashes of the offerings: the fat-soaked ash left when a sacrifice has burned, gathered from the altar and carried away
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- rich abundance: plentiful, satisfying good food and overflowing provision
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Every English meaning beginning with A is on its letter page, and the whole index starts at Browse.