Strong's H212 · Hebrew
אוֹפָן
ʼôwphân · /o-fawn'/
Definition
a wheel
KJV: wheel.
Root / derivation: or (shortened) אֹפָן; from an unused root meaning to revolve;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered אוֹפָן across 22 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
22 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
1 Kings3 verses
And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition.
1 Kings 7:32And under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit. joined: Heb. in the base
1 Kings 7:33And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their axletrees, and their naves, and their felloes, and their spokes, were all molten.
Proverbs2 verses
Ezekiel14 verses
Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces.
Ezekiel 1:16The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.
Ezekiel 1:19And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
Ezekiel 1:20Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels. of: or, of life
Ezekiel 1:21When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels. of: or, of life
Ezekiel 3:13I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them, and a noise of a great rushing. touched: Heb. kissed
Ezekiel 10:6And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels.
Ezekiel 10:9And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl stone.
Ezekiel 10:10And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel.
Ezekiel 10:12And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had. body: Heb. flesh
Ezekiel 10:13As for the wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel. it was: or, they were called in my hearing, wheel, or, galgal
Ezekiel 10:16And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them.
Ezekiel 10:19And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD'S house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
Ezekiel 11:22Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H212 (ʼôwphân) mean?
a wheel
How many times does H212 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H212 (אוֹפָן) appears in 22 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “wheels.”
How is ʼôwphân translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H212 is rendered as “wheels” (24×), “wheel” (11×), “fitly” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word אוֹפָן come from?
or (shortened) אֹפָן; from an unused root meaning to revolve;