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Lexicon :: Strong's H211 - 'ôp̄îr

Aa
אוֹפִיר
Transliteration
'ôp̄îr
Pronunciation
o-feer'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
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TWOT Reference: 50

Strong’s Definitions

אוֹפִיר ʼÔwphîyr, o-feer'; or (shortened) אֹפִיר ʼÔphîyr; and אוֹפִר ʼÔwphir; of uncertain derivation; Ophir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the East:—Ophir.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H211 in the following manner: Ophir (13x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H211 in the following manner: Ophir (13x).

  1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אוֹפִיר ʼÔwphîyr, o-feer'; or (shortened) אֹפִיר ʼÔphîyr; and אוֹפִר ʼÔwphir; of uncertain derivation; Ophir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the East:—Ophir.
STRONGS H211: Abbreviations
אוֺפִיר proper name Ophir — א׳ 1 Kings 10:11 +; אוֺפִ֫ירָה 1 Kings 9:28 + אוֺפִר Genesis 10:29; אֹפִיר 1 Kings 10:11 —
1. proper name, masculine 11th son of Joktan Genesis 10:29 (J) = 1 Chronicles 1:23; Greek Version of the LXX Οὐφειρ, Ὠφειρ, name of an Arabian tribe, see Genesis 10:30 & Di.
2. proper name, of a location (land or city south or southeast from Palestine, exact position unknown, compare below; Greek Version of the LXX Σωφηρα, Σωφειρα, Σουφειρ, etc.; Job 28:16 Ὠφειρ AC, compare 1 Kings 22:49 A Ὠφειρδε, B omitted) place whither Solomon's ships went from Ezion Geber, bringing thence gold 1 Kings 9:28 — compare 1 Kings 22:49 — 2 Chronicles 8:18; gold, almug- (sandal-?) wood & gems 2 Chronicles 10:11 (twice in verse), compare 2 Chronicles 9:10; probably 1 Kings 10:22 reference to same ships; they came once in three years with gold, silver, ivory, apes & peacocks (all from Ophir ?); 2 Chronicles 9:21 makes these ships go to Tarshish (but on Tarshish-ships, i.e. large, sea-going vessels, merchantmen, see 1 Kings 22:49 & below תַּרְשִׁישׁ).
3. characteristic of fine gold (in poetry & late) זְהַב א׳ 1 Chronicles 29:4; כֶּתֶם א׳ Isaiah 13:12; Job 28:16; Psalm 45:10.
4. hence for fine gold itself Job 22:24 (|| בֶּצֶר). — (If 2 = 1, then southern, probably south-eastern, Arabia (compare Di Genesis 10:29) furnished the gold; and other articles, which point farther east (e.g. to India, toward which the words קוֺפִים apes & תֻּכִּיִּים peacocks seem to lead), were either brought to Ophir by traders, & so found there by Solomon's men, or were found elsewhere by the latter, whose cruise may have taken them beyond Ophir, the name of Ophir alone, as source of gold-supply, being preserved. If (less likely) 1 & 2 are not the same, the only data for determining location of 2 are the articles brought, & one may look toward India, Ceylon or other islands, or even lower Africa. Particular theories have as yet no adequate support; e.g.
(a) old city Supara, or Uppara, in the region of Goa, Malabar coast (compare Greek Version of the LXX above 2, but also 1; form with Σ said on Coptic authority to denote India, see JablonskiiOpusc. ed. te Water i. 337; compare also JosAnt. viii. 6. 4; in that case its use by Greek Version of the LXX may indicate a theory of the location of Ophir);
(b) peninsula Malacca;
(c) island Sumatra;
(d) Sofâla, with city Zimbabye (southeast Africa);
(e) west coast of Arabia (where gold & silver formerly found), etc. On these & other theories, see Di Genesis 10:29 RiHWB, Herzog, SmithDict. Bib.; compare GlasSkizze ii. 367 ff.) **WMMAs.u.Eur.111 identifies with Egyptian Punt, on western coast of Red Sea.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

10:29; 10:29; 10:29; 10:29; 10:30

1 Kings

9:28; 9:28; 10:11; 10:11; 10:22; 22:49; 22:49; 22:49

1 Chronicles

1:23; 29:4

2 Chronicles

8:18; 9:10; 9:21; 10:11

Job

22:24; 28:16; 28:16

Psalms

45:10

Isaiah

13:12

H211

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Strong's Number H211 matches the Hebrew אוֹפִיר ('ôp̄îr),
which occurs 13 times in 12 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:29 - Ophir H211, Havilah H2341, and Jobab H3103; all H3605 of these H428 were the sons H1121 of Joktan H3355.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:28 - And they went H935 to Ophir H211 and received H3947 [fn]420 H702 H3967 H6242 talents H3603 of gold H2091 from there H8033, and brought H935 it to King H4428 Solomon H8010.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:11 -

And the ships H590 of Hiram H2438 as H1571 well H1571, which H834 brought H5375 gold H2091 from Ophir H211, brought H935 in H935 from Ophir H211 a very H3966 great H7235 number of almug H484 trees H6086 and precious H3368 stones H68.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:48

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:48 - Jehoshaphat H3092 built H6213 ships H591 of Tarshish H8659 to go H1980 to Ophir H211 for gold H2091, but they did not go H1980, because H3588 the ships H591 were destroyed H7665 at Ezion-geber H6100.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:23 - Ophir H211, Havilah H2341, and Jobab H3103; all H3605 these H428 were the sons H1121 of Joktan H3355.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:4 - namely, three H7969 thousand H505 [fn]talents H3603 of gold H2091, from the gold H2091 of Ophir H211, and seven H7651 thousand H505 talents H3603 of refined H2212 silver H3701, to overlay H2902 the walls H7023 of the [fn]buildings H1004;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:18 - And by his servants H5650 Huram H2361 sent H7971 him ships H591 and servants H5650 who knew H3045 the sea H3220; and they went H935 with Solomon’s H8010 servants H5650 to Ophir H211 and took H3947 from there H8033 [fn]450 H702 H3967 H2572 talents H3603 of gold H2091, and brought H935 it to King H4428 Solomon H8010.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:10 -

The servants H5650 of Huram H2361 and the servants H5650 of Solomon H8010 who H834 brought H935 gold H2091 from Ophir H211, also H1571 brought H935 algum H418 trees H6086 and precious H3368 stones H68.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:24 -

And put H7896 your [fn]gold H1220 in the dust H6083,

And the gold of Ophir H211 among the stones H6697 of the brooks H5158,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:16 -

“It cannot H3808 be valued H5541 in the gold H3800 of Ophir H211,

In precious H3368 onyx H7718, or sapphire H5601.

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Kings’ H4428 daughters H1323 are among Your noble H3368 women;

At Your right H3225 hand H3225 stands H5324 the queen H7694 in gold H3800 from Ophir H211.

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I will make H3365 mortal H582 man H582 scarcer H3365 than H4480 pure H6337 gold H6337

And mankind H120 than H4480 the gold H3800 of Ophir H211.

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