אֹ֫פֶס
o.phes
soles
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Analysis of H0657B (אֹ֫פֶס) Based on the lexical data provided, H0657B is a Hebrew noun meaning "soles," referring to the bottom surfaces of feet or footwear. The word appears only once in the biblical text, which limits our ability to establish a broad usage pattern or semantic range within Scripture itself. The singular documented occurrence prevents us from determining whether this term had extended or metaphorical applications beyond its literal anatomical reference. The rarity of the word suggests it may have been either a specialized term or simply one that the biblical authors used infrequently. Without additional contextual occurrences, we cannot establish whether "soles" carried any symbolic or figurative significance in Hebrew biblical discourse, nor can we determine if it had synonyms or related terms that might have competed for similar semantic space. The word's presence in the biblical vocabulary demonstrates that Hebrew possessed specific terminology for bodily parts, though the single attestation leaves most questions about its usage, frequency relative to other foot-related terms, and cultural significance unanswered by the lexical data alone.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text