# עוֹפֶרֶת (oferet)

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

Strong’s H5777. 9 Old Testament occurrences.

lead (from its dusty color)

King James renderings: lead.

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

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/oferet-h5777

## Occurrences

- [Exodus 15:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/15/10) — Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.
- [Numbers 31:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/31/22) — Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
- [Job 19:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/19/24) — That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!
- [Jeremiah 6:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/6/29) — The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.
- [Ezekiel 22:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/22/18) — Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they a…
- [Ezekiel 22:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/22/20) — As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will…
- [Ezekiel 27:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/27/12) — Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.
- [Zechariah 5:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/zechariah/5/7) — And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.
- [Zechariah 5:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/zechariah/5/8) — And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.