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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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Psalms 102:9
For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 102:9 · retained source text

For I haue eaten ashes like bread: and mingled my drinke with weeping.

Psalms 147:16
He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 147:16 · retained source text

He giueth snow like wooll: he scattereth the hoare frost like ashes.

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