ʻôwphereth — H5777

Definition

masculine noun

lead (from its dusty color)

1. lead

Usually translated as

lead

Origin

or ʻôphereth; feminine participle active of H6080

• ʻâphar (H6080)

Occurrences

ʻôwphereth occurs 9 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Numbers (1), Job (1), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (3), Zechariah (2)

• Exodus 15:10 — Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead (כַּֽעוֹפֶ֔רֶת) in the mighty waters.
• Numbers 31:22 — Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead (הָעֹפָֽרֶת),
• Job 19:24 — That they were graven with an iron pen and lead (וְעֹפָ֑רֶת) in the rock for ever!
• Jeremiah 6:29 — The bellows are burned, the lead (עֹפָ֑רֶת) is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.
• Ezekiel 22:18 — Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead (וְעוֹפֶ֙רֶת֙), in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver.
• Ezekiel 22:20 — As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead (וְעוֹפֶ֤רֶת), and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you.
• Ezekiel 27:12 — Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead (וְעוֹפֶ֔רֶת), they traded in thy fairs.
• Zechariah 5:7 — And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead (עֹפֶ֖רֶת): and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.
• Zechariah 5:8 — And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead (הָעֹפֶ֖רֶת) upon the mouth thereof.