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Strong H2112 sensesאוֹפִיר

Ophir

Transliteration
'ôphîyr 'ôphîyr 'ôphir
Pronunciation
{o-feer'} {o-feer'} o-feer'

Meaning of the name

Ophir = "reducing to ashes"

The 2 senses of Strong H211

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H211 appears in 12 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. A region known for its goldH211H10 verses · 6 books
  2. Son of JoktanH211G2 verses · Genesis, 1 Chronicles

General definition

Of uncertain derivation;
{Ophir} the name of a son of {Joktan} and of a gold region in the East: - Ophir.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • ophir12

First verses

  1. Genesis 10:29
    And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 1 Chronicles 1:23
    And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
  6. 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:
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Job 22:24
    Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
  10. Job 28:16
    It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
  11. Psalms 45:9
    Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
  12. Isaiah 13:12
    I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.