Ophel עֹ֫פֶל
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| עֹ֫פֶל | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ophel |
| Strong's number | H6077 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Ophel |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Nehemiah (3) |
Ophel (Hebrew עֹ֫פֶל, Strong's H6077) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Ophel”. It occurs 5 times.
Definition
§ Ophel = "hill"
a ridge of hills in Jerusalem, fortified for defense of the city
a ridge of hills in Jerusalem, fortified for defense of the city
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | ophel (5) |
|---|---|
| BSB | ophel (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ophel, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 27:3He built the high gate of the house of the Lord, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD, and he worked extensively on the wall at the hill of Ophel.
- 2 Chronicles 33:14Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.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.
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 3:26Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out.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.
- Nehemiah 3:27After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.And next to them, the Tekoites repaired another section, from a point opposite the great tower that juts out to the wall of Ophel.
- Nehemiah 11:21But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinims.The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa over them.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).