עֹפֶל ʻôphel
Meaning
a tumor; also a mound, i.e. fortress
In the King James Version: emerod, fort, strong hold, tower.
Derivation: from H6075 (עָפַל);
Where it is used
- 2 Kings 5:24 When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the gifts from the servants and stored them in the house. Then he dismissed the men, and they departed.
- Isaiah 32:14 For the palace will be forsaken, the busy city abandoned. The hill and the watchtower will become caves forever—the delight of wild donkeys and a pasture for flocks—
- Micah 4:8 And you, O watchtower of the flock, O stronghold of the Daughter of Zion—the former dominion will be restored to you; sovereignty will come to the Daughter of Jerusalem.”