Word Study · Strong's H6076 · Hebrew

עֹפֶל

ophel

o'-fel

Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻôphel

“a tumor”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

a tumor; also a mound, i.e. fortress

Rendered in the KJV as

emerod, fort, strong hold, tower.

3
occurrencesin the Old Testament
3 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

הָעֹ֔פֶל1
עֹ֣פֶל1
עֹ֛פֶל1

How it is rendered · 3

[the] hill1
O hill of1
the hill1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

noun · masculine singular1
noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
the definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HNcmsa · 1
HNcmsc · 1
HTd/Npl · 1

All 3, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

2 Kings1 of 3 · 33%
Isaiah1 of 3 · 33%
Micah1 of 3 · 33%

2 Kings carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.

2 Kings1 occurrence

2 Kings 5:24הָעֹ֔פֶלhaofelthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the gifts from the servants and stored them in the house. Then he dismissed the men, and they departed.here: the hill

Isaiah1 occurrence

Isaiah 32:14עֹ֣פֶלʾofelnoun · masculine singularFor the palace will be forsaken, the busy city abandoned. The hill and the watchtower will become caves forever— the delight of wild donkeys and a pasture for flocks—here: [the] hill

Micah1 occurrence

Micah 4:8עֹ֛פֶלʾofelnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)And you, O watchtower of the flock, O stronghold of the Daughter of Zion— the former dominion will be restored to you; sovereignty will come to the Daughter of Jerusalem.”here: O hill of

Same headword in Strong's

Hebrew words spelled עֹפֶל

H6077 · 5×

עֹפֶל

Ophel

“Ophel, a ridge in Jerusalem”

Read 2 Kings 5:24 in context →