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עֹפֶל H6076

H6076 is the Hebrew word עֹפֶל, transliterated ʻôphel and said o'-fel. The King James Version most often renders it emerods.

Word: עֹפֶלTransliteration: ʻôphelSaid: o'-felLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 9 verses

What it means

a tumor; also a mound, i.e. fortress.

Where it comes from

from H6075 (עָפַל).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

emerods 6×tower 1×forts 1×strong hold 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: emerod, fort, strong hold, tower.

Verses using עֹפֶל

All 9 verses, quoted in full.

Deuteronomy 28:27 · KJV

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.

1 Samuel 5:6 · KJV

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.

1 Samuel 5:9 · KJV

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.

1 Samuel 5:12 · KJV

And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

1 Samuel 6:4 · KJV

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.

1 Samuel 6:5 · KJV

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.

2 Kings 5:24 · KJV

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.

Isaiah 32:14 · KJV

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;

Micah 4:8 · KJV

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.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6076 mean?

H6076 is the Hebrew word עֹפֶל (ʻôphel), meaning a tumor; also a mound, i.e. fortress.

How is H6076 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it emerods (6 times), tower (1 time), forts (1 time), strong hold (1 time).

How many times does H6076 appear in the Bible?

עֹפֶל (ʻôphel) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6076 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H6075 (עָפַל).

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