Lexical Definition
עוֹפֶרֶת ʻôwphereth (o-feh'-reth) lead H:N-M
or עֹפֶרֶת ʻôphereth (o-feh'-reth); feminine participle active of עָפַר
lead.
- lead (from its dusty color)
1) lead
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| עֹפָ֑רֶת | lead | Jer.6.29 |
| עֹפֶ֖רֶת | lead | Zech.5.7 |
| כַּֽעוֹפֶ֔רֶת | like lead | Exod.15.10 |
| וְעוֹפֶ֤רֶת | and lead | Ezek.22.20 |
| וְעוֹפֶ֙רֶת֙ | and lead | Ezek.22.18 |
| וְעוֹפֶ֔רֶת | and lead | Ezek.27.12 |
| וְעֹפָ֑רֶת | and lead | Job.19.24 |
| הָעֹפָֽרֶת | the lead | Num.31.22 |
| הָעֹפֶ֖רֶת | lead | Zech.5.8 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
עֹפֶרֶת noun masculineJer 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 Zech 5:7 a round weight (disc) of lead, ׳אֶבֶןהָֿעו vZech 5:5 with other metals (see בְּדִיל) : ׳עוֺ Ezek 22:18; Ezek 22:20; Ezek 27:12 הָעֹפָ֑רֶת Num 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) Jer 6:29 (reading Qr; so Gf Co; emendation Gie); ׳עוֺ in simile Exod 15:10 (song). עֵפָ֫תָה see עֵיפָה below II. עוף. עֵץ see II.עצה.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Exodus | 15:10 |
| Numbers | 31:22 |
| Job | 19:24 |
| Jeremiah | 6:29 |
| Ezekiel | 22:18 · 22:20 · 27:12 |
| Zechariah | 5:5 · 5:7 |