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H211 אוֹפִיר (ʼÔwphîyr) o-feer'
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Strong's Definition

or (shortened) pOphiyr {o-feer'}; and fOwphir {o- feer'}; of uncertain derivation; Ophir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the East

KJV Usage: Ophir

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אוֹפִיר (o.phir) — Ophir. A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.29; 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

אוֹפִיר (o.phir) — Ophir.

§ Ophir = "reducing to ashes" a land or city in southern Arabia in Solomon's trade route where gold evidently was traded for goods

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

name

Names of People

Ophir = man; ◄ son of Joktan; descendant of Shem; ► regarded as the founder of a people living in a region with the same name

GEN 10:29 · 1CH 1:23

Names of Locations

Ophir = region; ◄ probably in southern Arabia; ► known for its gold

1KI 9:28 · 1KI 10:11 · 1KI 10:11 · 1KI 22:49 · 1CH 29:4 · 2CH 8:18 · 2CH 9:10 · JOB 22:24 · JOB 28:16 · PSA 45:10 · ISA 13:12

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אוֹפִיר n.pr. Ophir n.pr.m. 11th son of Joktan

n.pr.loc. (land or city S. or SE. fr. Palestine) place whither Sol.’s ships went fr. Ezion Geber, bringing thence gold

characteristic of fine gold (poet. & late)

hence for fine gold itself

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