ash.pot denotes a refuse heap and, in Nehemiah, the gate identified by that heap.

The attested use most often identifies the Dung Gate in Nehemiah’s wall and gate descriptions. Elsewhere it denotes heaps from which the needy are lifted or which the desolate embrace.

1. The named Dung Gate · dominant

   In Nehemiah 2:13 and Nehemiah 12:31, the singular noun occurs in travel and wall-procession descriptions directed toward or upon the Dung Gate. Nehemiah 3:13 and Nehemiah 3:14 place it at the end of a wall section and describe its rebuilding; in Nehemiah 3:14 the APB renders the clause "he strengthened the dung gate; he built it and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars."

   Nehemiah 12:31Nehemiah 2:13Nehemiah 3:13Nehemiah 3:14
2. A heap associated with lowliness or desolation · common

   In 1 Samuel 2:8 and Psalm 113:7, the singular noun stands in the clause from which the needy are lifted; the APB renders "from the ash heap he lifts the needy." In Lamentations 4:5, the plural form occurs where those once faithful "embrace the worm upon the dung heaps," presenting such heaps as a setting of desolation.

   1 Samuel 2:8Lamentations 4:5Psalm 113:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the Nehemiah occurrences as "Dung Gate" or "dung gate," while 1 Samuel 2:8 and Psalm 113:7 use "ash heap" and Lamentations 4:5 uses "dung heaps." These renderings show the verses’ presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.