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HebrewH0211Proper Noun (Masculine)

אוֹפִיר

o.phir

10Occurrences
H0211Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Ophir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the East

or (shortened) אֹפִיר; and אוֹפִר; of uncertain derivation;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Joktan (H3355); brother of: Almodad (H0486), Sheleph (H8026), Hazarmaveth (H2700), Jerah (H3392), Hadoram (H1913A), Uzal (H0187), Diklah (H1853), Obal (H5745), Abimael (H0039), Sheba (H7614H), Havilah (H2341I) and Jobab (H3103) § Ophir = "reducing to ashes" 1) eleventh son of Joktan 2) a land or city in southern Arabia in Solomon's trade route where gold evidently was traded for goods 3) characteristic of fine gold 4) fine gold

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

אוֹפִיר appears 10 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Chronicles
2
1 Kings
2
2 Chronicles
2
Job
2
Genesis
1
Isaiah
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:23BSB

Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

1 Kings 10:11BSB

(The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug wood and precious stones.

2 Chronicles 8:18BSB

So Hiram sent him ships captained by his servants, along with crews of experienced sailors. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir and acquired from there 450 talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon.

Genesis 10:29BSB

Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

Job 22:24BSB

and consign your gold to the dustand the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines,

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