אֵפֶר

אֵ֫פֶר noun [masculine] ashes (as light, flying?) — ׳א absolute 1 Mos 18,27 +; construct 4 Mos 19,9; 4 Mos 19,10 — ashes of red heifer, used in purifications 4 Mos 19,9; 4 Mos 19,10 on head, as sign of humiliation 2 Sam 13,19 contrition Dan 9,3 (|| צוֺם, שַׂק), Jon 3,6 (|| שַׂק) compare Job 42,6 (׳עָפָר וא), Es 58,5 (|| שַׂק); mourning Est 4,1; Est 4,3 (|| שַׂק) compare Job 2,8 (׳ישׁב בתוך הא), Jer 6,26 (|| שַׂק), Ezk 27,30 (|| עפר); in simile scattereth hoarfrost ׳כָּא Sl 147,16 but also as filthy, loathsome ׳כעפר וא Job 30,19 (Di simile of mourning, grief), as worthless, ׳מִשְׁלֵי א Job 13,12 proverbs of ashes; figurative of worthlessness Es 44,20 insignificance ׳עפר וא 1 Mos 18,27 ignominy Ezk 28,18; Mal 3,21 distress & sorrow כַּלָּחֶם אָכָ֑לְתִּי ׳א Sl 102,10 (so Assyrian compare Zim^{BP 42}) compare Klg 3,16; Es 61,3 (פְּאֵר תַּחַת אֵפֶר).