Word Study · Strong's H666 · Hebrew
אֲפֵר
apher
af-ayr'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼăphêr
“a turban”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a turban
Rendered in the KJV as
ashes.
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- בָּאֲפֵ֖ר1
- הָ֣אֲפֵ֔ר1
How it is rendered · 2
- the bandage1
- with the ashes1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HRd/Ncmsa · 1
- HTd/Ncmsa · 1
All 2, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
1 Kings2 occurrences
- 1 Kings 20:38בָּאֲפֵ֖רbaaferpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularand the prophet went and waited on the road for the king, disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes.here: with the ashes
- 1 Kings 20:41הָ֣אֲפֵ֔רhaaferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen the prophet quickly removed the bandage from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.here: the bandage