- Original: עפל - Transliteration: `Ophel - Phonetic: o'-fel - Definition: Ophel = hill 1. a ridge of hills in Jerusalem, fortified for defense of the city - Origin: the same as H6076 - TWOT entry: 1662a - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Location - Strong's: the same as H6076 ; Ophel a ridge in Jerusalem: - Ophel. Total KJV Occurrences: 5 • Ophel, 5 2 Chronicles 27:3; 2 Chronicles 33:14; Nehemiah 3:26; Nehemiah 3:27; Nehemiah 11:21