# עֹפֶל (ofel)

Israeli respelling: o-fel. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H6076. 9 Old Testament occurrences.

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

King James renderings: emerod, fort, strong hold, tower.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/ofel-h6076

## Occurrences

- [Deuteronomy 28:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/28/27) — 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 hea…
- [1 Samuel 5:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/5/6) — 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 ther…
- [1 Samuel 5:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/5/9) — 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…
- [1 Samuel 5:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/5/12) — 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](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/6/4) — Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice,…
- [1 Samuel 6:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/6/5) — 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:…
- [2 Kings 5:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/5/24) — 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](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/32/14) — 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 w…
- [Micah 4:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/micah/4/8) — 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 shal…