This word comes from the name of Dung Gate.
Definition
or אַשְׁפּוֹת; or שְׁפֹת; (contraction) plural of a noun of the same form as H827, from H8192 (in the sense of scraping); a heap of rubbish or filth
Traditional renderings: dung (hill).
Traditional renderings: dung (hill).
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
7 total
- 1 Samuel 2:8מֵֽאַשְׁפֹּת֙ · from the ash heapHe 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 2:13הָאַשְׁפֹּ֑ת · and the DungSo 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 3:13הָשֲׁפֽוֹת׃ · the DungThe 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 3:14הָאַשְׁפּ֗וֹת · The DungThe 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 12:31הָאַשְׁפֹּֽת׃ · toward the DungThen 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.
- Psalm 113:7מֵֽ֝אַשְׁפֹּ֗ת · from the dumpHe raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump
- Lamentations 4:5אַשְׁפַּתּֽוֹת׃ס · in ash heapsThose who once ate delicacies are destitute in the streets; those brought up in crimson huddle in ash heaps.