What does אַשְׁפֹּת mean in the Bible?
אַשְׁפֹּת is a Hebrew word meaning "a heap of rubbish or filth".
Hebrew · H830
אַשְׁפֹּת
אַשְׁפֹּת is a Hebrew word meaning "a heap of rubbish or filth".
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אַשְׁפֹּתH830
What does אַשְׁפֹּת mean in the Bible?
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How does the BSB render H830?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the Dung (2), and the Dung (1), from the ash heap (1), from the dump (1), in ash heaps (1).
Where does אַשְׁפֹּת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 2:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Nehemiah (4), 1 Samuel (1), Lamentations (1), Psalms (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itthe Dung2×Nehemiah 3:13, Nehemiah 3:14
and the Dung1×Nehemiah 2:13
from the ash heap1×1 Samuel 2:8
from the dump1×Psalms 113:7
in ash heaps1×Lamentations 4:5
toward the Dung1×Nehemiah 12:31
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 2:8מֵֽאַשְׁפֹּת֙tofrom the ash heapPreposition-m | Noun - masculine singularNehemiah 2:13הָאַשְׁפֹּ֑תtoand the DungArticle | Noun - masculine singularNehemiah 3:13הָשֲׁפֽוֹת׃tothe DungArticle | Noun - masculine singularNehemiah 3:14הָאַשְׁפּ֗וֹתtoThe DungArticle | Noun - masculine singularNehemiah 12:31הָאַשְׁפֹּֽת׃totoward the DungArticle | Noun - masculine singularPsalms 113:7מֵֽ֝אַשְׁפֹּ֗תtofrom the dumpPreposition-m | Noun - masculine singularLamentations 4:5אַשְׁפַּתּֽוֹת׃סtoin ash heapsNoun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Samuel 2:8
Aligned rows7
Books represented4
1 Samuel1Nehemiah4Psalms1Lamentations1
Source forms
אַשְׁפַּתּֽוֹת׃ס1x’aš·pat·tō·wṯLamentations 4:5
הָאַשְׁפּ֗וֹת1xhā·’aš·pō·wṯNehemiah 3:14
הָאַשְׁפֹּ֑ת1xhā·’aš·pōṯNehemiah 2:13
הָאַשְׁפֹּֽת׃1xhā·’aš·pōṯNehemiah 12:31
הָשֲׁפֽוֹת׃1xhā·šă·p̄ō·wṯNehemiah 3:13
מֵֽאַשְׁפֹּת֙1xmê·’aš·pōṯ1 Samuel 2:8
מֵֽ֝אַשְׁפֹּ֗ת1xmê·’aš·pōṯPsalms 113:7
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular4xNehemiah 2:13, Nehemiah 3:13, Nehemiah 3:14, Nehemiah 12:31
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular2x1 Samuel 2:8, Psalms 113:7
Noun - masculine plural1xLamentations 4:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a heap of rubbish or filth
Source Gloss
a heap of rubbish or filth
Extended definition
dung (hill).