- Original: אפר - Transliteration: 'epher - Phonetic: ay'-fer - Definition: 1. ashes 2. (CLBL) worthlessness (fig.) - Origin: from an unused root meaning to bestrew - TWOT entry: 150a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From an unused root meaning to bestrew; ashes: - ashes. Total KJV Occurrences: 22 • ashes, 22 Genesis 18:27; Numbers 19:9; Numbers 19:10; 2 Samuel 13:19; Esther 4:1; Esther 4:3; Job 2:8; Job 13:12; Job 30:19; Job 42:6; Psalm 102:9; Psalm 147:16; Isaiah 44:20; Isaiah 58:5; Isaiah 61:3; Jeremiah 6:26; Lamentations 3:16; Ezekiel 27:30; Ezekiel 28:18; Daniel 9:3; Jonah 3:6; Malachi 4:3