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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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Jonah 3:6

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For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Jonah 3:6 · retained source text

For word came vnto the King of Nineueh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him and couered him with sackcloth, & sate in ashes.

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Genesis 18:27 Leviticus 6:10 2 Samuel 13:19 Esther 4:1 Job 42:6 Jeremiah 6:26 Daniel 9:3 2 Peter 2:6