אפר
Hebrew
Pronunciation
- (אֵפֶר, éfer)
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈ(ʔ)efeʁ/
- (אֲפָר, afár)
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)aˈfaʁ/
Audio: (file) - Homophone: עָפָר
- Rhymes: -ɔn
Noun
אֵפֶר • (éfer) m
- ash
- Tanach, Lamentations 3:16, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- וַיַּגְרֵס בֶּחָצָץ שִׁנָּי הִכְפִּישַׁנִי בָּאֵפֶר׃
- va-yagrés be-ḥatsáts shinnái; hikhpisháni ba-éfer.
- He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, He hath made me to wallow in ashes.
- a. 217 C.E., Mishnah. Ta'anit, section 2.1:
- וְנוֹתְנִין אֵפֶר מִקְלֶה עַל גַּבֵּי הַתֵּבָה, וּבְרֹאשׁ הַנָּשִׂיא וּבְרֹאשׁ אַב בֵּית דִּין, וְכָל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד נוֹתֵן בְּרֹאשׁוֹ.
- v-notnín éfer miqléh 'al gabéi ha-tevá, uv-rosh ha-nasí uv-rosh av beit din, v-khol eḥád v-eḥád notén b-roshó.
- And they place calcined ash on top of the ark, and on the head of the chieftain and on the head of the chief justice, and each and every person puts it on his head.
Declension
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number: | State: | form | Person: | singular | plural | ||
| m | f | m | f | ||||
| singular | indefinite | אֵפֶר | first | אֶפְרִי | אֶפְרֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הָאֵפֶר | second | אֶפְרְךָ | אֶפְרֵךְ | אֶפְרְכֶם | אֶפְרְכֶן | |
| construct | אֵפֶר־ | third | אֶפְרוֹ | אֶפְרָהּ | אֶפְרָם | אֶפְרָן | |
Noun
אֲפָר • (afár) m
Declension
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number: | State: | form | Person: | singular | plural | ||
| m | f | m | f | ||||
| singular | indefinite | אֲפָר | first | אֲפָרִי | אֲפָרֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הָאֲפָר | second | אֲפָרְךָ | אֲפָרֵךְ | אֲפַרְכֶם | אֲפַרְכֶן | |
| construct | אֲפַר־ | third | אֲפָרוֹ | אֲפָרָהּ | אֲפָרָם | אֲפָרָן | |
| plural | indefinite | אֲפָרִים | first | אפריי / אֲפָרַי | אֲפָרֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הָאֲפָרִים | second | אֲפָרֶיךָ | אפרייך / אֲפָרַיִךְ | אֲפָרֵיכֶם | אֲפָרֵיכֶן | |
| construct | אֲפָרֵי־ | third | אֲפָרָיו | אֲפָרֶיהָ | אֲפָרֵיהֶם | אֲפָרֵיהֶן | |
Related terms
- עָפָר ('afár)
Noun
אֲפֵר • (afér) m
Declension
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number: | State: | form | Person: | singular | plural | ||
| m | f | m | f | ||||
| singular | indefinite | אֲפֵר | first | אֲפֵרִי | אֲפֵרֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הָאֲפֵר | second | אֲפֵרְךָ | אֲפֵרֵךְ | אֲפֵרְכֶם | אֲפֵרְכֶן | |
| construct | אֲפֵר־ | third | אֲפֵרוֹ | אֲפֵרָהּ | אֲפֵרָם | אֲפֵרָן | |
| plural | indefinite | אֲפֵרִים | first | אפריי / אֲפֵרַי | אֲפֵרֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הָאֲפֵרִים | second | אֲפֵרֶיךָ | אפרייך / אֲפֵרַיִךְ | אֲפֵרֵיכֶם | אֲפֵרֵיכֶן | |
| construct | אֲפֵרֵי־ | third | אֲפֵרָיו | אֲפֵרֶיהָ | אֲפֵרֵיהֶם | אֲפֵרֵיהֶן | |
Noun
אַפָּר • (apár) m
Adjective
אָפֹר • (afór)
- defective spelling of אפור
Proper noun
אֹפִר • (ofír) m
- defective spelling of אופיר