Ashpot אַשְׁפֹּת
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| אַשְׁפֹּת | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ashpot |
| Strong's number | H830 (H0830G, H0830H) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | Dung (Gate) |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Nehemiah (4) |
Ashpot (Hebrew אַשְׁפֹּת, Strong's H830) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “Dung (Gate)”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H0830G: Dung (Gate)
Dung( Gate) in Jerusalem
H0830H: refuse
ash heap, refuse heap, dung-hill
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | dung (4), dunghill (2), dunghills (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | dung (3), ash heap (1), toward the dung (1), dump (1), ash heaps (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ashpot, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 2:8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them.He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 2:13And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.So I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Well of the Serpent and the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and the gates that had been destroyed by fire.
- Nehemiah 3:13The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung gate.The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it, installed its doors, bolts, and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.
- Nehemiah 3:14But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Beth–haccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.The Dung Gate was repaired by Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem. He rebuilt it and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.
- Nehemiah 12:31Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:Then I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and I appointed two great thanksgiving choirs. One was to proceed along the top of the wall to the right, toward the Dung Gate.
Psalms
- Psalm 113:7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump
Lamentations
- Lamentations 4:5They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.Those who once ate delicacies are destitute in the streets; those brought up in crimson huddle in ash heaps.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).