Word Study · Strong's H6077 · Hebrew
עֹפֶל
Ophel
o'-fel
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻÔphel
“Ophel, a ridge in Jerusalem”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Ophel, a ridge in Jerusalem
Rendered in the KJV as
Ophel.
- 5occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- בָּעֹ֑פֶל2
- הָעֹ֛פֶל1
- הָעֹֽפֶל׃1
- לָעֹ֔פֶל1
How it is rendered · 3
- on the Ophel2
- the Ophel2
- to the Ophel1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- preposition with the article + proper noun (a name)3
- the definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HRd/Npl · 3
- HTd/Npl · 2
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Where this word lives
Nehemiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 27:3הָעֹ֛פֶלhaofelthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD, and he worked extensively on the wall at the hill of Ophel.here: the Ophel
- 2 Chronicles 33:14לָעֹ֔פֶלlaofelpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)After this, Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David from west of Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate, and he brought it around the hill of Ophel and heightened it considerably. He also stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah.here: to the Ophel
Nehemiah3 occurrences
- Nehemiah 3:26בָּעֹ֑פֶלbaofelpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)and the temple servants living on the hill of Ophel made repairs opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the tower that juts out.here: on the Ophel
- Nehemiah 3:27הָעֹֽפֶל׃haofelthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)And next to them, the Tekoites repaired another section, from a point opposite the great tower that juts out to the wall of Ophel.here: the Ophel
- Nehemiah 11:21בָּעֹ֑פֶלbaofelpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa over them.here: on the Ophel
Same headword in Strong's