H211: אוֹפִיר
ʼÔwphîyr · pronounced o-feer' · “Ophir”
Definition
Ophir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the East
KJV translates it as: Ophir.
Word origin: or (shortened) אֹפִיר; and אוֹפִר; of uncertain derivation;
Extended definition
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
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H211 is translated
- ophir ×9
- towards ×3
- gold of ophir ×1
Bible verses with H211 (ʼÔwphîyr)
ʼôwphîyr appears in 12 verses.
- Genesis 10:29
And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
- 1 Kings 9:28
And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
- 1 Kings 10:11
And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
- 1 Kings 22:48
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion–geber.
- 1 Chronicles 1:23
And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
- 1 Chronicles 29:4
Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal:
- 2 Chronicles 8:18
And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.
- 2 Chronicles 9:10
And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.
- Job 22:24
Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
- Job 28:16
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
- Psalms 45:9
Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
- Isaiah 13:12
I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.