Lexicon ophereth: Lead Original Word: עוֹפֶרֶת Strong's Exhaustive Concordance lead Or mophereth {o-feh'-reth}; feminine participle active of aphar; lead (from its dusty color) -- lead. see HEBREW aphar NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom the same as opher Definition lead (a metal) NASB Translation lead (9). Brown-Driver-Briggs עֹפֶרֶת noun masculineJeremiah 6:29 (si vera lectio Qr) lead (√ dubious; probably foreign word; compare ᵑ7 אֲבָרָא lead, Syriac  , and (asAramaic loan-word) Arabic  [see Dozy], Frä152; perhaps also Assyrian abaru, a metal, magnesite according to HilprAssyriaca i (1894), 80 ff. Hptib. 83); — ׳כִּכַּר ע Zechariah 5:7 a round weight (disc) of lead, ׳אֶבֶןהָֿעו Zechariah 5:5; with other metals (see בְּדִיל) : ׳עוֺ Ezekiel 22:18,20; Ezekiel 27:12 הָעֹפָ֑רֶת Numbers 31:22 (P); ׳עֹפ also Job 19:24 (with which chiselled letters are filled according to Di and most; Bu reads ׳בְּע in [a tablet of] lead); also (as flux) Jeremiah 6:29 (reading Qr; so Gf Co; emendation Gie); ׳עוֺ in simile Exodus 15:10 (song). עֵפָ֫תָה see עֵיפָה below II. עוף. עֵץ see II.עצה. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be gray.Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the Hebrew word עוֹפֶרֶת (ʿōp̄ereṯ) in the Strong's Greek lexicon. However, the concept of lead as a metal is present in the Greek language and culture, often referred to as μόλυβδος (molubdos) in classical Greek texts. Usage: The term עוֹפֶרֶת (ʿōp̄ereṯ) is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to the metal lead. It appears in contexts related to metallurgy and descriptions of weight and density. Context: The Hebrew word עוֹפֶרֶת (ʿōp̄ereṯ) is used in the Old Testament to denote the metal lead. This metal is characterized by its heaviness and malleability, often used in ancient times for various practical applications, including weights and construction materials. In the Bible, lead is mentioned in contexts that highlight its physical properties, such as its weight and its ability to sink. Forms and Transliterations הָעֹפֶ֖רֶת הָעֹפָֽרֶת׃ העפרת העפרת׃ וְעֹפָ֑רֶת וְעוֹפֶ֔רֶת וְעוֹפֶ֙רֶת֙ וְעוֹפֶ֤רֶת ועופרת ועפרת כַּֽעוֹפֶ֔רֶת כעופרת עֹפֶ֖רֶת עֹפָ֑רֶת עפרת ‘ō·p̄ā·reṯ ‘ō·p̄e·reṯ ‘ōp̄āreṯ ‘ōp̄ereṯ hā‘ōp̄āreṯ hā‘ōp̄ereṯ hā·‘ō·p̄ā·reṯ hā·‘ō·p̄e·reṯ haoFaret haoFeret ka‘ōwp̄ereṯ ka·‘ō·w·p̄e·reṯ kaoFeret oFaret oFeret veoFaret veoFeret wə‘ōp̄āreṯ wə‘ōwp̄ereṯ wə·‘ō·p̄ā·reṯ wə·‘ō·w·p̄e·reṯLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Exodus 15:10 HEB: יָ֑ם צָֽלֲלוּ֙ כַּֽעוֹפֶ֔רֶת בְּמַ֖יִם אַדִּירִֽים׃ NAS: them; They sank like lead in the mighty KJV: them: they sank as lead in the mighty INT: the sea sank lead waters the mighty Numbers 31:22 Job 19:24 Jeremiah 6:29 Ezekiel 22:18 Ezekiel 22:20 Ezekiel 27:12 Zechariah 5:7 Zechariah 5:8 9 Occurrences |
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