2 Samuel 13:19
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And she put ashes on her head, and rent her long robe and laid her hands upon her head, and went on crying.

put ashes

2 Samuel 1:2 And on the third day, there appeared a man who came out of Saul's camp, with his garments rent, and dust strewed on his head: and when he came to David, he fell upon his face, and adored.

Joshua 7:6 But Joshua rent his garments, and fell flat on the ground, before the ark of the Lord, until the evening, both he and all the ancients of Israel: and they put dust upon their heads.

Job 2:12 And when they had lifted up their eyes afar off, they knew him not, and crying out, they wept, and rending their garments, they sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

Job 42:6 Therefore I reprehend myself, and do penance in dust and ashes.

laid her

Jeremiah 2:37 For from thence thou shalt go, and thy hand shall be upon thy head: for the Lord hath destroyed thy trust, and thou shalt have nothing prosperous therein.

Context
Amnon and Tamar
18And she was clothed with a long robe: for the king's daughters that were virgins, used such kind of garments. Then his servant thrust her out: and shut the door after her. 19And she put ashes on her head, and rent her long robe and laid her hands upon her head, and went on crying.20And Absalom her brother said to her: Hath thy brother Ammon lain with thee? but now, sister, hold thy peace, he is thy brother: and afflict not thy heart for this thing. So Thamar remained pining away in the house of Absalom her brother.…
Cross References
Genesis 37:29
And Ruben returning to the pit, found not the boy:

1 Samuel 4:12
And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Silo the same day, with his clothes rent, and his head strewed with dust.

2 Samuel 1:11
Then David took hold of his garments and rent them, and likewise all the men that were with him.

2 Samuel 13:20
And Absalom her brother said to her: Hath thy brother Ammon lain with thee? but now, sister, hold thy peace, he is thy brother: and afflict not thy heart for this thing. So Thamar remained pining away in the house of Absalom her brother.

Esther 4:1
Now when Mardochai had heard these things, he rent his garments, and put on sackcloth, strewing ashes on his head and he cried with a loud voice in the street in the midst of the city, shewing the anguish of his mind.

Jeremiah 2:37
For from thence thou shalt go, and thy hand shall be upon thy head: for the Lord hath destroyed thy trust, and thou shalt have nothing prosperous therein.

Lexicon
And Tamar
תָּמָ֥ר (tā·mār)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8559: Tamar -- daughter-in-law of Judah, also two Israelite women, also a place South of the Dead Sea

put
וַתִּקַּ֨ח (wat·tiq·qaḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take

ashes
אֵ֙פֶר֙ (’ê·p̄er)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 665: Ashes

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

her head
רֹאשָׁ֔הּ (rō·šāh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head

and tore
קָרָ֑עָה (qā·rā·‘āh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7167: To rend

her robe.
וּכְתֹ֧נֶת (ū·ḵə·ṯō·neṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3801: A shirt

And putting
וַתָּ֤שֶׂם (wat·tā·śem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

her hand
יָדָהּ֙ (yā·ḏāh)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

her head,
רֹאשָׁ֔הּ (rō·šāh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head

she went away
וַתֵּ֥לֶךְ (wat·tê·leḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

crying bitterly.
וְזָעָֽקָה׃ (wə·zā·‘ā·qāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2199: To shriek, to announce, convene publicly


Additional Translations
And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying bitterly.And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colors that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.

And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colors that was on her; and she laid her hand on her head, and went her way, crying aloud as she went.

And Themar took ashes, and put them on her head; and she rent the variegated garment that was upon her: and she laid her hands on her head, and went crying continually.

And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her vest of many colours which was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went away, crying out as she went.

And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her; and she laid her hand on her head, and went her way, crying aloud as she went.

And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colors that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.

Tamar put ashes on her head, and tore her garment of various colors that was on her; and she laid her hand on her head, and went her way, crying aloud as she went.

And Tamar taketh ashes for her head, and the long coat that is on her she hath rent, and putteth her hand on her head, and goeth, going on and crying;
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