'Owphiyr <0211>
rypwa 'Owphiyr or (shortened) rypa 'Ophiyr and rpwa 'Owphir
| Pronunciation | : | o-feer' o-feer' o-feer' |
| Origin | : | of uncertain derivation |
| Reference | : | TWOT - 50 |
| PrtSpch | : | n pr m and loc (noun proper masculine and locative) |
| In Hebrew | : | rypwa 6, hrypwa 3, rypwam 2, rpwa 1, rypam 1 |
| In NET | : | Ophir 13 |
| In AV | : | Ophir 13 |
| Count | : | 13 |
| Definition | : |
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
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 -- Ophir. |
| Related Greek | : | - |
| Variations in Bible | : | Ophir (NET, KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, TEV) |
