ʼÔwphîyr — H211

Definition

masculine locative proper noun

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

1. Ophir = "reducing to ashes"
2. eleventh son of Joktan
3. a land or city in southern Arabia in Solomon's trade route where gold evidently was traded for goods
4. characteristic of fine gold
5. fine gold

Usually translated as

Ophir

Origin

or (shortened) ʼÔphîyr; and ʼÔwphir; of uncertain derivation

Occurrences

ʼÔwphîyr occurs 13 times in 12 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), 1 Kings (3), 1 Chronicles (2), 2 Chronicles (2), Job (2), Psalms (1), Isaiah (1)

• Genesis 10:29 — And Ophir (אוֹפִ֥ר), and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
• 1 Kings 9:28 — And they came to Ophir (אוֹפִ֔ירָה), 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 (מֵאוֹפִ֑יר), brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
• 1 Kings 10:11 — And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir (מֵאֹפִ֜יר) great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
• 1 Kings 22:48 — Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir (אוֹפִ֛ירָה) for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.
• 1 Chronicles 1:23 — And Ophir (אוֹפִ֥יר), 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 (אוֹפִ֑יר), 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 (אוֹפִ֔ירָה), 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 (מֵאוֹפִ֑יר), brought algum trees and precious stones.
• Job 22:24 — Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir (אוֹפִֽיר) as the stones of the brooks.
• Job 28:16 — It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir (אוֹפִ֑יר), 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 (אוֹפִֽיר).
• Isaiah 13:12 — I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir (אוֹפִֽיר).