Quick Definition
Ophel
Biblical Persons & Places
Ophel
Ophel= in Jerusalem (Jerusalem@Gen.14.18-Rev=H3389)
A location in Jerusalem first mentioned at 2Ch.27.3;
only referred to as Ophel (עֹ֫פֶל).
Strong's Definition
Ophel, a ridge in Jerusalem
Derivation: the same as H6076 (עֹפֶל);
KJV Usage: Ophel.
TWOT Reference: 1662a
Outline of Biblical Usage
Ophel = "hill"
1) a ridge of hills in Jerusalem, fortified for defense of the city
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עֹ֫פֶל (o.phel) — Ophel.
§ Ophel = "hill" a ridge of hills in Jerusalem, fortified for defense of the city
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · עפל
Impact | ≈ גָּרָב · חֶרֶס · טְחֹרִים · שְׁחִין
tumor always as K of טְחֹרִים; exact meaning uncertain: = swelling of internal parts of the body or sores; ◄ probably due to an infectious disease such as dysentery or bubonic plague; ≈ regarded as painful, enfeebling and threatening to a community
1 DEU 28:27 · 1SA 5:6 · 1SA 5:9 · 1SA 5:12 · 1SA 6:4 · 1SA 6:5 MT-K | MT-Q טְחֹרִים
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עֹ֫פֶל n.[m.] mound, hill, only as acropolis base