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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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Lamentations 3:16
He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.
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1611 witness · Lamentations 3:16 · retained source text

He hath also broken my teeth with grauell stones, hee hath couered me with ashes.

1611 marginal noteOr, rolled me in the ashes.

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