Biblical Hebrew

hebrew #666 - אֲפֵר apher (a covering)

Original Word:	אֲפֵר
Transliteration:	apher
Definition:	a covering, bandage
Part of Speech:	Noun Masculine
Phonetic Spelling:	(af-ayr')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

ashes

From the same as 'epher (in the sense of covering); a turban -- ashes.

see HEBREW 'epher

Englishman's Concordance

1) covering, bandage
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from the same as H665 (in the sense of covering)
Same Word by TWOT Number: 151a

Brown-Driver-Briggs

אֲפֵרnoun [masculine]covering, bandage (Assyrian ipru, covering Zim^{BP 95}, êpartu, garment, Id.^ib. & Dl^{Pr 54}) עַלעֵֿינָיו׳א1 Kings 20:38 compare 1 Kings 20:41.

אֶפְרֹחַ see פרח.

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 666. אֲפֵר (apher) — 2 Occurrences

1 Kings 20:38
HEB:הַדָּ֑רֶךְ וַיִּתְחַפֵּ֥שׂ בָּאֲפֵ֖ר עַל־ עֵינָֽיו׃
NAS: and disguised himself with a bandage over
KJV: and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.
INT: the way and disguised A bandage over his eyes

1 Kings 20:41
HEB:וַיָּ֙סַר֙ אֶת־ הָ֣אֲפֵ֔ר [מֵעַל כ]
NAS: took the bandage away
KJV: And he hasted, and took the ashes away
INT: hastily took the bandage and his eyes

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