עֹפֶל (ʿōpel) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning mound. It appears
9 times
in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H6076).
Also rendered
tumour
hill
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1662b)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1662b)tumour; tumor, mound, fortress; emerod, fort, strong hold, tower
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
עֹ֫פֶלnoun, masculine: tumour
Strong's H6076עֹפֶל: a tumor; also a mound, i.e. fortress KJV:emerod, fort, strong hold, tower.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 1662: עָפַלʿāpal — swell; be elated; be lifted up, presume