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However, Greek terms related to fortifications or elevated places include "πύργος" (pyrgos, G4444) meaning "tower" and "ὄρος" (oros, G3735) meaning "mountain" or "hill."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "ophel" primarily refers to a raised area or mound, often used in the context of a fortified hill or stronghold. It signifies a place of elevation that provides a strategic advantage, typically in military or defensive contexts. In the Bible, "ophel" is used to describe both natural and man-made elevations that serve as fortifications or places of refuge.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, cities were often built on elevated areas or mounds for defensive purposes. These mounds, or "ophel," provided a vantage point over the surrounding landscape, making it easier to defend against invaders. The term is also associated with the fortified areas within a city, such as the "Ophel" in Jerusalem, which was a significant part of the city's defenses and infrastructure.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>darkness, gloom<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>darkness (6), gloom (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">אֹ֫פֶל</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/job/3-6.htm">Job 3:6</a> <font size="+1"><b>darkness, gloom</b></font> (only in poetry) -<font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">א</font> always absolute — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>darkness</em>,, of night <a href="/interlinear/psalms/91-6.htm">Psalm 91:6</a> (opposed to <font class="hebrew2">צָֽהֳרַיִם</font> deep in the earth,<font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">אֶבֶן א</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/28-3.htm">Job 28:3</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">חשֶׁח</font> <font class="hebrew2">צַלְמָוֶת</font>); <em>darkness, gloom</em> of underworld <a href="/interlinear/job/10-22.htm">Job 10:22</a> (twice in verse) ("" <font class="hebrew2">אֶרֶץ חשֶׁח</font> <font class="hebrew2">עֵיפָפָה</font><font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">א</font> <font class="hebrew2">צַלְמָוֶת</font>); personified <a href="/interlinear/job/3-6.htm">Job 3:6</a> <em>that night</em> — <em>let darkness take it</em> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">יִקָּחֵהוּ א</font>; figurative of spiritual darkness <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/29-18.htm">Isaiah 29:18</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">חשֵׁח</font>); of secrecy, treachery <a href="/interlinear/psalms/11-2.htm">Psalm 11:2</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> especially figurative of <em>calamity</em>, <a href="/interlinear/job/23-17.htm">Job 23:17</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">חשׁ ך</font> q. v.), <a href="/interlinear/job/30-26.htm">Job 30:26</a> (opposed to <font class="hebrew2">אוֺר</font> ). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>darkness, obscurity, privily <p>From the same as <a href="/hebrew/651.htm">'aphel</a>; dusk -- darkness, obscurity, privily. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/651.htm">'aphel</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אֹ֗פֶל אֹ֝֗פֶל אֹ֣פֶל אֹ֥פֶל אֹֽפֶל׃ אפל אפל׃ בָּאֹ֣פֶל באפל וּמֵאֹ֣פֶל ומאפל ’ō·p̄el ’ōp̄el bā’ōp̄el bā·’ō·p̄el baOfel Ofel ū·mê·’ō·p̄el ūmê’ōp̄el umeOfel<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/job/3-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 3:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַהוּא֮ יִקָּחֵ֪ה֫וּ <b> אֹ֥פֶל </b> אַל־ יִ֭חַדְּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [As for] that night, <span class="itali">let darkness</span> seize<br><a href="/kjvs/job/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> As [for] that night, <span class="itali">let darkness</span> seize<br><a href="/interlinear/job/3-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> he seize <span class="itali">darkness</span> nay rejoice<p><b><a href="/text/job/10-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 10:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עֵיפָ֨תָה ׀ כְּמ֥וֹ <b> אֹ֗פֶל </b> צַ֭לְמָוֶת וְלֹ֥א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of utter gloom <span class="itali">as darkness</span> [itself], Of deep shadow<br><a href="/kjvs/job/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of darkness, <span class="itali">as darkness</span> [itself; and] of the shadow of death,<br><a href="/interlinear/job/10-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of utter as <span class="itali">darkness</span> deep without<p><b><a href="/text/job/10-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 10:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַתֹּ֥פַע כְּמוֹ־ <b> אֹֽפֶל׃ </b> פ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And which shines <span class="itali">as the darkness.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/job/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and [where] the light <span class="itali">[is] as darkness.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/job/10-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> shines according to <span class="itali">as the darkness</span><p><b><a href="/text/job/23-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 23:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּ֝מִפָּנַ֗י כִּסָּה־ <b> אֹֽפֶל׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Nor <span class="itali">deep gloom</span> [which] covers<br><a href="/kjvs/job/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [neither] hath he covered <span class="itali">the darkness</span> from my face.<br><a href="/interlinear/job/23-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> my face covers <span class="itali">gloom</span><p><b><a href="/text/job/28-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 28:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/28.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">חוֹקֵ֑ר אֶ֖בֶן <b> אֹ֣פֶל </b> וְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> out The rock <span class="itali">in gloom</span> and deep shadow.<br><a href="/kjvs/job/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the stones <span class="itali">of darkness,</span> and the shadow of death.<br><a href="/interlinear/job/28-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> searches the rock <span class="itali">gloom</span> and deep<p><b><a href="/text/job/30-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 30:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְ֝א֗וֹר וַיָּ֥בֹא <b> אֹֽפֶל׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for light, <span class="itali">then darkness</span> came.<br><a href="/kjvs/job/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for light, there came <span class="itali">darkness.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/job/30-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> light came <span class="itali">darkness</span><p><b><a href="/text/psalms/11-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 11:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לִיר֥וֹת בְּמוֹ־ <b> אֹ֝֗פֶל </b> לְיִשְׁרֵי־ לֵֽב׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> To shoot <span class="itali">in darkness</span> at the upright<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> upon the string, <span class="itali">that they may privily</span> shoot<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/11-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to shoot for <span class="itali">darkness</span> the upright heart<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/91-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 91:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/91.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> מִ֭דֶּבֶר <b> בָּאֹ֣פֶל </b> יַהֲלֹ֑ךְ מִ֝קֶּ֗טֶב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/91.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that stalks <span class="itali">in darkness,</span> Or of the destruction<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/91.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [that] walketh <span class="itali">in darkness;</span> [nor] for the destruction<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/91-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the pestilence <span class="itali">darkness</span> stalks of the destruction<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/29-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 29:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/29.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">דִּבְרֵי־ סֵ֑פֶר <b> וּמֵאֹ֣פֶל </b> וּמֵחֹ֔שֶׁךְ עֵינֵ֥י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/29.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of a book, <span class="itali">And out of [their] gloom</span> and darkness<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/29.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall see <span class="itali">out of obscurity,</span> and out of darkness.<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/29-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> words of a book <span class="itali">of gloom</span> and darkness the eyes<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_652.htm">9 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_652.htm">Strong's Hebrew 652<br>9 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/baofel_652.htm">bā·’ō·p̄el — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/ofel_652.htm">’ō·p̄el — 7 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umeofel_652.htm">ū·mê·’ō·p̄el — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script 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