Hebrew wordʼêpheray'-ferאֵפֶרWhat it meansashesWhere it comes fromfrom an unused root meaning to bestrewHow the King James translates itashes12Every place it appears 12Numbers19:919:102 Samuel13:19Esther4:1Job13:12Psalms102:9Isaiah44:2058:561:3Jeremiah6:26Ezekiel28:18Malachi4:3