Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
hill
Usage: hill, mound, fort, stronghold, Ophel
Strong's Number
H6076
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
9
Books
5
Strong's H6076 Quick Answer
Strong's H6076 עוֹפֶל (`ophel) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `ophel (o'-fel) n-m. 1. a tumor 2. also a mound, i.e. fortress It has 9 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include emerods, tower, forts, and strong. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- `ophel (o'-fel) n-m. 1. a tumor 2. also a mound, i.e. fortress
- Usage
- 9 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- emerods, tower, forts, and strong
Meaning and Definition
`ophel (o'-fel) n-m. 1. a tumor 2. also a mound, i.e. fortress [from H6075] KJV: emerod, fort, strong hold, tower. Root(s): H6075
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6076. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H6076 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `ophel, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H6076 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 9 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H6076 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H6076 in the Old Testament
9 indexed usages in Old Testament.
The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.
But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.
And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.
Usage Excerpts
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6076.
The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.
But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.
And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.
And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.
Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.
And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.
Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;
And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6076, grouped by book.
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 5 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H6076 FAQ
What does ophel (עֹפֶל) mean?
Ophel (Strong's H6076) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "fort". `ophel (o'-fel) n-m. 1. a tumor 2. also a mound, i.e. fortress
How many times is ophel (עֹפֶל) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H6076 across 5 books.
Where can I study ophel (עֹפֶל) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6076 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate ophel (עֹפֶל)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as emerods, tower, forts, and strong. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.