Ophel — the meaning of the Hebrew name עֹפֶל

עֹפֶל

ʻÔphel · pronounced o'-fel · Strong's H6077 · a place

Ophel means Ophel, a ridge in Jerusalem.

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עֹפֶל ʻôphel (the same as, H6076) — a tumor open in the lexicon ›

the same as H6076; Ophel, a ridge in Jerusalem.

2Chr 27:3 He built the high gate of the house of the Lord, and on the wall of Ophel he built much. (KJV)

5 occurrences in 5 verses — 2 Chronicles, Nehemiah

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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