אוֹפִיר
ʼÔwphîyr · o-feer'
Ophir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the East
Lexicon
Derivation: or (shortened) אֹפִיר; and אוֹפִר; of uncertain derivation;
Ophir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the East
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Ophir.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › to fasten and establish › to speak, the word › the hand that works › the head, the highest
Strength, the leader that works to fasten and establish that works to speak, the word of the hand that works of the head, the highest.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אוֹפִיר above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
13 occurrences · 13 OT · 0 NT · 8 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of ophir4 · 31%
- to ophir3 · 23%
- from ophir3 · 23%
- and ophir2 · 15%
- and the gold of ophir1 · 8%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.