What does אוֹפָן mean in the Bible?
אוֹפָן is a Hebrew word meaning "a wheel".
Hebrew · H212
אוֹפָן
A wheel
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אוֹפָן H212
What does אוֹפָן mean in the Bible?
אוֹפָן is a Hebrew word meaning "a wheel".
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Questions this entry answers
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 wheels 7× 1 Kings 7:33, Ezekiel 1:19, Ezekiel 1:21, Ezekiel 10:13
wheels 6× Exodus 14:25, 1 Kings 7:30, 1 Kings 7:32, 1 Kings 7:33
a wheel 5× Ezekiel 1:16, Ezekiel 10:6, Ezekiel 10:10
of the wheels 3× 1 Kings 7:32, Ezekiel 1:16, Ezekiel 3:13
wheel 3× 1 Kings 7:32, Ezekiel 1:15, Ezekiel 10:9
and the wheels 2× Ezekiel 1:20, Ezekiel 10:9
was in the wheels 2× Ezekiel 1:20, Ezekiel 1:21
with the wheels 2× Ezekiel 10:19, Ezekiel 11:22
- 1× Ezekiel 10:12
and the wheel 1× Isaiah 28:27
of the wheel 1× Nahum 3:2
the threshing wheel 1× Proverbs 20:26
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 14:25 אֹפַ֣ן to wheels Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Kings 7:30 אוֹפַנֵּ֨י to wheels Noun - masculine plural construct 1 Kings 7:32 הָאֽוֹפַנִּ֗ים to wheels Article | Noun - masculine plural 1 Kings 7:32 הָאֽוֹפַנִּ֖ים to of the wheels Article | Noun - masculine plural 1 Kings 7:32 הָאוֹפַ֣ן to wheel Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 7:33 הָא֣וֹפַנִּ֔ים to The wheels Article | Noun - masculine plural 1 Kings 7:33 אוֹפַ֣ן to wheels Noun - masculine singular construct Proverbs 20:26 אוֹפָֽן׃ to the threshing wheel Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 28:27 וְאוֹפַ֣ן to and the wheel Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Ezekiel 1:15 אוֹפַ֨ן to wheel Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 14:25
Aligned rows 35
Books represented 6
Exodus 1 1 Kings 6 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 25 Nahum 1
Source forms
הָאוֹפָֽן׃ 3x hā·’ō·w·p̄ān Ezekiel 1:16, Ezekiel 10:6, Ezekiel 10:10
הָאוֹפַנִּ֖ים 3x hā·’ō·w·p̄an·nîm Ezekiel 1:19, Ezekiel 3:13, Ezekiel 10:16
אוֹפַ֣ן 2x ’ō·w·p̄an 1 Kings 7:33, Ezekiel 10:9
בָּאוֹפַנִּֽים׃ 2x bā·’ō·w·p̄an·nîm Ezekiel 1:20, Ezekiel 1:21
הָאוֹפַ֖ן 2x hā·’ō·w·p̄an Ezekiel 1:16, Ezekiel 10:10
הָא֣וֹפַנִּ֔ים 2x hā·’ō·w·p̄an·nîm 1 Kings 7:33, Ezekiel 10:9
וְאוֹפַ֣ן 2x wə·’ō·w·p̄an Isaiah 28:27, Ezekiel 10:9
וְהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֖ים 2x wə·hā·’ō·w·p̄an·nîm Ezekiel 10:19, Ezekiel 11:22
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine plural 11x 1 Kings 7:32, 1 Kings 7:33, Ezekiel 1:16, Ezekiel 1:19
Article | Noun - masculine singular 6x 1 Kings 7:32, Ezekiel 1:16, Ezekiel 10:6, Ezekiel 10:10
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural 4x Ezekiel 1:20, Ezekiel 10:12, Ezekiel 10:19, Ezekiel 11:22
Noun - masculine singular 4x Proverbs 20:26, Ezekiel 1:15, Ezekiel 10:9, Nahum 3:2
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Exodus 14:25, 1 Kings 7:33
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 2x Ezekiel 1:20, Ezekiel 1:21
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 10:9
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Isaiah 28:27
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a wheel
Source Gloss
a wheel
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a wheel BDB: wheel Usage: wheel.
Grammatical Forms
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Part of These Phrases
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain