KJV dictionary & concordance

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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KJV context and cross-references

43 occurrences42 verses21 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 18:27

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KJV PCE

¶ And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · 2 Samuel 13:19 · retained source text

¶ And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of diuers colours that was on her, and layde her hand on her head, and went on, crying.

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