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It is often used metaphorically in the Bible to describe a state of degradation or lowliness. The imagery of an ash heap conveys a sense of worthlessness and desolation, often contrasting with themes of redemption and elevation.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern societies, refuse heaps were common outside city walls, serving as dumping grounds for waste and ashes. These sites were considered unclean and were avoided by the general populace. However, they also served as places where the destitute might scavenge for usable items. The imagery of an ash heap in biblical literature often symbolizes humility, poverty, and the transformative power of God's intervention.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/8239.htm">shaphath</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>an ash heap, refuse heap, dunghill<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>ash (2), ash pits (1), refuse (4).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">אַשְׁמֹּת</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>ash-heap(?), refuse-heap, dung-hill</b></font> (probably originally <em>fire-place stones</em>, compare Arabic below √); — <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">א</font> absolute as beggars' resting-place <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/2-8.htm">1 Samuel 2:8</a> = <a href="/interlinear/psalms/113-7.htm">Psalm 113:7</a> (both "" <font class="hebrew2">עָפָר</font>; compare <a href="/interlinear/job/2-8.htm">Job 2:8</a> Wetzst in De); so plural <font class="hebrew2">אַשׁפַתּוֺת</font> <a href="/interlinear/lamentations/4-5.htm">Lamentations 4:5</a>; <font class="hebrew2">שַׁעַר הָאַשְׁמֹּת</font> <a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/2-13.htm">Nehemiah 2:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/3-14.htm">Nehemiah 3:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/12-31.htm">Nehemiah 12:31</a> = <font class="hebrew2">הָֽשְׁפוֺת</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/3-13.htm">Nehemiah 3:13</a> (Ges<sup>§ 35d</sup>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>dung hill <p>Or uashpowth {ash-pohth'}; or (contraction) shphoth {shef-ohth'}; plural of a noun of the same form as <a href="/hebrew/827.htm">'ashpah</a>, from <a href="/hebrew/8192.htm">shaphah</a> (in the sense of scraping); a heap of rubbish or filth -- dung (hill). <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/827.htm">'ashpah</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/8192.htm">shaphah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אַשְׁפַּתּֽוֹת׃ אשפתות׃ הָאַשְׁפֹּ֑ת הָאַשְׁפֹּֽת׃ הָאַשְׁפּ֗וֹת הָשֲׁפֽוֹת׃ האשפות האשפת האשפת׃ השפות׃ מֵֽ֝אַשְׁפֹּ֗ת מֵֽאַשְׁפֹּת֙ מאשפת ’aš·pat·tō·wṯ ’ašpattōwṯ ashpatTot hā’ašpōṯ hā’ašpōwṯ hā·’aš·pō·wṯ hā·’aš·pōṯ hā·šă·p̄ō·wṯ haashPot hāšăp̄ōwṯ hashaFot mê’ašpōṯ mê·’aš·pōṯ meashPot<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/2-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 2:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מֵעָפָ֜ר דָּ֗ל <b> מֵֽאַשְׁפֹּת֙ </b> יָרִ֣ים אֶבְי֔וֹן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the needy <span class="itali">from the ash</span> heap<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the beggar <span class="itali">from the dunghill,</span> to set<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/2-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the dust the poor <span class="itali">the ash</span> lifts the needy<p><b><a href="/text/nehemiah/2-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nehemiah 2:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאֶל־ שַׁ֖עַר <b> הָאַשְׁפֹּ֑ת </b> וָאֱהִ֨י שֹׂבֵ֜ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nehemiah/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the Dragon's Well <span class="itali">and [on] to the Refuse</span> Gate,<br><a href="/kjvs/nehemiah/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> well, <span class="itali">and to the dung</span> port,<br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/2-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> about Gate <span class="itali">the Refuse</span> become inspecting<p><b><a href="/text/nehemiah/3-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nehemiah 3:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַ֖ד שַׁ֥עַר <b> הָשֲׁפֽוֹת׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nehemiah/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> cubits of the wall <span class="itali">to the Refuse</span> Gate.<br><a href="/kjvs/nehemiah/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> cubits on the wall <span class="itali">unto the dung</span> gate.<br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/3-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> against Gate <span class="itali">to the Refuse</span><p><b><a href="/text/nehemiah/3-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nehemiah 3:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאֵ֣ת ׀ שַׁ֣עַר <b> הָאַשְׁפּ֗וֹת </b> הֶחֱזִיק֙ מַלְכִּיָּ֣ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nehemiah/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> repaired <span class="itali">the Refuse</span> Gate.<br><a href="/kjvs/nehemiah/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">But the dung</span> gate repaired<br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/3-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Gate <span class="itali">the Refuse</span> repaired Malchijah<p><b><a href="/text/nehemiah/12-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nehemiah 12:31</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לַחוֹמָ֔ה לְשַׁ֖עַר <b> הָאַשְׁפֹּֽת׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nehemiah/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the wall <span class="itali">toward the Refuse</span> Gate.<br><a href="/kjvs/nehemiah/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> upon the wall <span class="itali">toward the dung</span> gate:<br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/12-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the wall Gate <span class="itali">the Refuse</span><p><b><a href="/text/psalms/113-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 113:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/113.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מֵעָפָ֣ר דָּ֑ל <b> מֵֽ֝אַשְׁפֹּ֗ת </b> יָרִ֥ים אֶבְיֽוֹן׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/113.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And lifts the needy <span class="itali">from the ash</span> heap,<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/113.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the needy <span class="itali">out of the dunghill;</span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/113-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the dust the poor <span class="itali">the ash</span> and lifts the needy<p><b><a href="/text/lamentations/4-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Lamentations 4:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תוֹלָ֔ע חִבְּק֖וּ <b> אַשְׁפַּתּֽוֹת׃ </b> ס </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/lamentations/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in purple Embrace <span class="itali">ash pits.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/lamentations/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in scarlet embrace <span class="itali">dunghills.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/4-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> purple Embrace <span class="itali">ash</span><p><i><a 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