damalis denotes a female animal named with ashes in a sprinkling rite in Hebrews 9:13.

The attested use names a female animal whose ashes are included in the sprinkling described in Hebrews 9:13.

1. Female animal named in a sprinkling rite · dominant

   In Hebrews 9:13, the genitive singular feminine form occurs in the phrase concerning “the ashes of a heifer”; the APB renders the verse's rite as sprinkling those who have become profane for bodily cleanness.

   Hebrews 9:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Hebrews 9:13, the APB presents the term within the phrase “the ashes of a heifer.” The verse is read as a whole, but the clause places it among materials used in sprinkling.