Strong H211H211Gאוֹפִיר
Ophir
One of the 2 senses of Strong H211
- Transliteration
- 'ôphîyr 'ôphîyr 'ôphir
- Pronunciation
- {o-feer'} {o-feer'} o-feer'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.29;
son of: Joktan (H3355);
brother of: Almodad (H486), Sheleph (H8026), Hazarmaveth (H2700), Jerah (H3392), Hadoram (H1913A), Uzal (H187), Diklah (H1853), Obal (H5745), Abimael (H39), Sheba (H7614H), Havilah (H2341I) and Jobab (H3103)
son of: Joktan (H3355);
brother of: Almodad (H486), Sheleph (H8026), Hazarmaveth (H2700), Jerah (H3392), Hadoram (H1913A), Uzal (H187), Diklah (H1853), Obal (H5745), Abimael (H39), Sheba (H7614H), Havilah (H2341I) and Jobab (H3103)
Meaning of the name
Ophir = "reducing to ashes"
General definition
Of uncertain derivation;
{Ophir} the name of a son of {Joktan} and of a gold region in the East: - Ophir.
{Ophir} the name of a son of {Joktan} and of a gold region in the East: - Ophir.
In the biblical story
Ophir
Son of Joktan
Ophir was a son of Joktan, a descendant of Shem, mentioned in the Table of Nations.
In the Bible
Strong H211G appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- ophir2
First verses
- Genesis 10:29And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
- 1 Chronicles 1:23And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.