Lexical Definition

‎אַשְׁפֹּת‎ ʼashpôth (ash-pohth') Dung (Gate) ^H:N-M
or אַשְׁפּוֹת ʼashpôwth (ash-pohth'); or שְׁפֹת shᵉphôth (shef-ohth'); (contraction) plural of a noun of the same form as ‎אַשְׁפָּה‎, from ‎שָׁפָה‎ (in the sense of scraping)

dung (hill).

• a heap of rubbish or filth

1) ash heap, refuse heap, dung-hill

See Greek: κοπρία

Extended Information

• Dung( Gate) in Jerusalem

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אַשְׁפֹּת‎ noun [masculine] ash-heap(?), refuse-heap, dung-hill (probably originally fire-place stones, compare Arabic below √); — ‎׳‎‎א‎ absolute as beggars' resting-place 1Sam 2:8 = Ps 113:7 (both || ‎עָפָר‎; compare Job 2:8 Wetzst in De); so plural ‎אַשׁפַתּוֺת‎ Lam 4:5 ‎שַׁעַר הָאַשְׁפֹּת‎ Neh 2:13; Neh 3:14; Neh 12:31 = ‎הָֽשְׁפוֺת‎ ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎ Neh 3:13 (Ges^{«GKC:35d»§ 35d}).

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Dung Gate • A gate in Jerusalem's wall, possibly used for waste removal.

The Dung Gate was one of the gates in Jerusalem's wall, possibly used for removing waste from the city (Nehemiah 2:13; 3:13-14; 12:31).

• A location in Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם first mentioned at Neh.2.13;
• only referred to as Dung_Gate אַשְׁפֹּת.
  

The Dung Gate was one of the gates in the wall of Jerusalem, mentioned in the book of Nehemiah. It was located on the southern side of the city, likely near the Hinnom Valley. The gate's name suggests that it was used for removing waste and refuse from the city, possibly to be burned or disposed of in the nearby valley. During Nehemiah's inspection of the damaged walls of Jerusalem, he passed through the Dung Gate on his way to the Fountain Gate and the King's Pool (Nehemiah 2:13). The Dung Gate was later repaired by Malchijah, the son of Rechab, as part of the rebuilding efforts led by Nehemiah (Nehemiah 3:14). In the dedication ceremony of the rebuilt wall, one of the two choirs processing around the city passed by the Dung Gate on their way to the Temple (Nehemiah 12:31).

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