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אוֹפָן

A wheel

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אוֹפָןH212

What does אוֹפָן mean in the Bible?

אוֹפָן is a Hebrew word meaning "a wheel".

Full entry for אוֹפָן (H212) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does אוֹפָן mean in the Bible?

אוֹפָן is a Hebrew word meaning "a wheel".

How does the BSB render H212?

The BSB source-word alignment has 35 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include The wheels (7), wheels (6), a wheel (5), of the wheels (3), wheel (3).

Where does אוֹפָן appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 14:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (25), 1 Kings (6), Exodus (1), Isaiah (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
The wheels7×1 Kings 7:33, Ezekiel 1:19, Ezekiel 1:21, Ezekiel 10:13
wheels6×Exodus 14:25, 1 Kings 7:30, 1 Kings 7:32, 1 Kings 7:33
a wheel5×Ezekiel 1:16, Ezekiel 10:6, Ezekiel 10:10
of the wheels3×1 Kings 7:32, Ezekiel 1:16, Ezekiel 3:13
wheel3×1 Kings 7:32, Ezekiel 1:15, Ezekiel 10:9
and the wheels2×Ezekiel 1:20, Ezekiel 10:9
was in the wheels2×Ezekiel 1:20, Ezekiel 1:21
with the wheels2×Ezekiel 10:19, Ezekiel 11:22
-1×Ezekiel 10:12
and the wheel1×Isaiah 28:27
of the wheel1×Nahum 3:2
the threshing wheel1×Proverbs 20:26
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 14:25אֹפַ֣ןtowheelsNoun - masculine singular construct1 Kings 7:30אוֹפַנֵּ֨יtowheelsNoun - masculine plural construct1 Kings 7:32הָאֽוֹפַנִּ֗יםtowheelsArticle | Noun - masculine plural1 Kings 7:32הָאֽוֹפַנִּ֖יםtoof the wheelsArticle | Noun - masculine plural1 Kings 7:32הָאוֹפַ֣ןtowheelArticle | Noun - masculine singular1 Kings 7:33הָא֣וֹפַנִּ֔יםtoThe wheelsArticle | Noun - masculine plural1 Kings 7:33אוֹפַ֣ןtowheelsNoun - masculine singular constructProverbs 20:26אוֹפָֽן׃tothe threshing wheelNoun - masculine singularIsaiah 28:27וְאוֹפַ֣ןtoand the wheelConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructEzekiel 1:15אוֹפַ֨ןtowheelNoun - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowExodus 14:25
Aligned rows35
Books represented6
Exodus11 Kings6Proverbs1Isaiah1Ezekiel25Nahum1
Source forms
הָאוֹפָֽן׃3xhā·’ō·w·p̄ānEzekiel 1:16, Ezekiel 10:6, Ezekiel 10:10
הָאוֹפַנִּ֖ים3xhā·’ō·w·p̄an·nîmEzekiel 1:19, Ezekiel 3:13, Ezekiel 10:16
אוֹפַ֣ן2x’ō·w·p̄an1 Kings 7:33, Ezekiel 10:9
בָּאוֹפַנִּֽים׃2xbā·’ō·w·p̄an·nîmEzekiel 1:20, Ezekiel 1:21
הָאוֹפַ֖ן2xhā·’ō·w·p̄anEzekiel 1:16, Ezekiel 10:10
הָא֣וֹפַנִּ֔ים2xhā·’ō·w·p̄an·nîm1 Kings 7:33, Ezekiel 10:9
וְאוֹפַ֣ן2xwə·’ō·w·p̄anIsaiah 28:27, Ezekiel 10:9
וְהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֖ים2xwə·hā·’ō·w·p̄an·nîmEzekiel 10:19, Ezekiel 11:22
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine plural11x1 Kings 7:32, 1 Kings 7:33, Ezekiel 1:16, Ezekiel 1:19
Article | Noun - masculine singular6x1 Kings 7:32, Ezekiel 1:16, Ezekiel 10:6, Ezekiel 10:10
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural4xEzekiel 1:20, Ezekiel 10:12, Ezekiel 10:19, Ezekiel 11:22
Noun - masculine singular4xProverbs 20:26, Ezekiel 1:15, Ezekiel 10:9, Nahum 3:2
Noun - masculine singular construct2xExodus 14:25, 1 Kings 7:33
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural2xEzekiel 1:20, Ezekiel 1:21
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xEzekiel 10:9
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct1xIsaiah 28:27
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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