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עֹפֶל Ophel

Every verse in which this name stands — 4 places, in canonical order, first appearance to last. These are the occurrences our own corpus tags as this name, counting every form the text writes it in, which is the number on the list.

PlaceGematria 180×4 named in TanakhFirst appearance:

A ridge in Jerusalem. The name stands four times in the Tanakh, first at Nehemiah 3:27 and last at 2 Chronicles 33:14.

Nehemiah 3:27נחמיה ג:כז

אַחֲרָיו הֶחֱזִיקוּ הַתְּקֹעִים מִדָּה שֵׁנִית מִנֶּגֶד הַמִּגְדָּל הַגָּדוֹל הַיּוֹצֵא וְעַד חוֹמַת הָעֹֽפֶל

After him the Tekoites repaired another portion, over against the great tower that standeth out, and unto the wall of Ophel.

Nehemiah 11:21נחמיה יא:כא

וְהַנְּתִינִים יֹשְׁבִים בָּעֹפֶל וְצִיחָא וְגִשְׁפָּא עַל־הַנְּתִינִֽים

But the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.

2 Chronicles 27:3דברי הימים ב כז:ג

הוּא בָּנָה אֶת־שַׁעַר בֵּית־יְהוָה הָעֶלְיוֹן וּבְחוֹמַת הָעֹפֶל בָּנָה לָרֹֽב

He built the upper gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.

2 Chronicles 33:14דברי הימים ב לג:יד

וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן בָּנָה חוֹמָה חִֽיצוֹנָה לְעִיר־דָּוִיד מַעְרָבָה לְגִיחוֹן בַּנַּחַל וְלָבוֹא בְשַׁעַר הַדָּגִים וְסָבַב לָעֹפֶל וַיַּגְבִּיהֶהָ מְאֹד וַיָּשֶׂם שָֽׂרֵי־חַיִל בְּכָל־הֶעָרִים הַבְּצֻרוֹת בִּיהוּדָֽה

Now after this he built an outer wall to the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entrance at the fish gate; and he compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height; and he put captains of the army in all the fortified cities of Judah.

Quick answers

What is the gematria of Ophel?

Ophel — עפל in Hebrew — has a gematria of 180 in the standard method.

How many times is Ophel named in the Tanakh?

4 times, first at Nehemiah 3:27.

A spelling is not a name. The written word העפל stands 3 times in the corpus, which is a different question and often a different number: the same letters can spell another name or an ordinary word, and a name written with a particle attached is a word that search never returns. It is here, as itself.

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