אֵפֶר, ashes. Ohol. II, 2 א׳ שרופים ashes of persons burnt to death (by accident). B. Bath. 60ᵇ; Taan. II, 1 א׳ מקלה calcined ashes (symbol of mourning, supplication &c.). Y. ib. II, 65ᵃ אֶפְרוֹ של יצחק the ashes of (the ram substituted for) Isaac. Gen. R. s. 49. Lev. R. s. 36; a. fr.