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ashes

Meaning of “ashes”

Sense 1: The powdery residue left after burning. Sense 2: A sign of mourning, humiliation, or ruin.

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43 occurrences42 verses21 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 18:27

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1 Kings 13:3
And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the Lord hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 13:3 · retained source text

And he gaue a signe the same day, saying, Th is is the signe which the LORD hath spoken: Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are vpon it, shalbe powred out.

1 Kings 13:5
The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 13:5 · retained source text

The altar also was rent, and the ashes powred out from the altar, according to the signe which the man of God had giuen by the word of the LORD.

1 Kings 20:38
So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 20:38 · retained source text

So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himselfe with ashes vpon his face.

1 Kings 20:41
And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 20:41 · retained source text

And he hasted, and tooke the ashes away from his face, and the king of Israel discerned him that hee was of the Prophets.

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