HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6077
עֹ֫פֶל
o.phel — Ophel
§ Ophel = "hill" a ridge of hills in Jerusalem, fortified for defense of the city
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Ophel
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H302
אֲחִיתֹ֫פֶל
a.chi.to.phel — Ahithophel
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.15.12; father of: Eliam (H0463H) § Ahithophel = "my brother is foolish (folly)" a counsellor of David, grandfather of Bathsheba (cf 2Sa 11:3, 23:34), who joined Absalom in revolt against David, and committed suicide when Absalom did not heed his counsel
17 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3785
ὄφελον
ophelon — I wish!
ὄφελον 2 aorist of ὀφείλω, without the augment (see M, Pr., 201n), used to express a fruitless wish; [in LXX (with aor. indic.): Exo.16:3 (נָתַן מִי), Num.14:2 Num.20:3 (לוּא), Psa.119:5 (אַחֲלַי), etc. ;] in cl. with an infin. (chiefly poët.), would that: with indic. aor., 1Co.4:8; impf., 2Co.11:1, Rev.3:15; fut., Gal.5:12 (a practicable wish, see 131., 206 f., 220. The construction with indic. is only found in late writers.)† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3786
ὄφελος
ophelos — gain
ὄφελος, -ονς, τό (ὀφέλλω, to increase) [in LXX: Job.15:3 (יָעַל hi.)* ;] advantage, help: 1Co.15:32, Jas.2:14, 16.† (AS)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6076
עֹ֫פֶל
o.phel — hill
hill, mound, fort, stronghold, Ophel
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6727
צִיחָא
tsi.ach — Ziha
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.43 § Ziha = "parched" 1) ancestor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile in Babylon with Zerubbabel 2) a chief of the temple slaves in Ophel in the time of Nehemiah
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1542
גִּלֹה
gi.loh — Giloh
Giloh = "exile" a city in the mountains of Judah, home town of Ahithophel Also named: gi.lo.ni (גִּילֹנִי "Gilonite" H1526)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8603
תֹּ֫פֶל
to.phel — Tophel
§ Tophel = "white" a place southeast of the Dead Sea and in or near the 'Arabah'
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
Hill; mound, the long, narrow, rounded promontory on the southern slope of the temple hill, between the Tyropoeon and the Kedron valley (2 Chr. 27:3; 33:14; Neh. 3:26, 27). It was surrounded by a separate wall, and was occupied by the Nethinim after the Captivity. This wall has been discovered by the engineers of the Palestine Exploration Fund at the south-eastern angle of the temple area. It is 4 feet below the present surface. In 2 Kings 5:24 this word is translated “tower” (R.V., “hill”), denoting probably some eminence near Elisha’s house.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.