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Strong's H211 אוֹפִיר (ophir)

Owphiyr - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G211 — alabastron in the Greek Bible.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H211
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 12
Books 7

Strong's H211 Quick Answer

Strong's H211 אוֹפִיר אוֹפִיר אוֹפִר (Owphiyr) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Owphiyr (o-feer') (or (shortened) pOphiyr {o-feer'}and fOwphir {o- feer'}) n/p. 1. Ophir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the East [of uncertain derivation] It has 12 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include ophir. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Owphiyr (o-feer') (or (shortened) pOphiyr {o-feer'}and fOwphir {o- feer'}) n/p. 1. Ophir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the East [of uncertain derivation]
Usage
12 linked usages
Books
7 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
ophir

Meaning and Definition

Owphiyr (o-feer') (or (shortened) pOphiyr {o-feer'}and fOwphir {o- feer'}) n/p. 1. Ophir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the East [of uncertain derivation] KJV: Ophir.

Original Word
אוֹפִיר אוֹפִיר אוֹפִר
Transliteration
Owphiyr
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H211. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Ophir

Usage: A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.29; son of: Joktan (H3355); brother of: Almodad (H0486), Sheleph (H8026), Hazarmaveth (H2700), Jerah (H3392), Hadoram (H1913A), Uzal (H0187), Diklah (H1853), Obal (H5745), Abimael (H0039), Sheba (H7614H), Havilah (H2341I) and Jobab (H3103) § 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

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How Strong's H211 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Owphiyr, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Ophir Genesis 10:29 12×

How Strong's H211 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 12 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H211 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H211 in the Old Testament

12 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 10:29 KJV

And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.

1 Kings 9:28 KJV

And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.

1 Kings 10:11 KJV

And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.

Usage Excerpts

First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H211.

Genesis 10:29 Old Testament, KJV
And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
1 Kings 9:28 Old Testament, KJV
And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
1 Kings 10:11 Old Testament, KJV
And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
1 Kings 22:48 Old Testament, KJV
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.
1 Chronicles 1:23 Old Testament, KJV
And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
1 Chronicles 29:4 Old Testament, KJV
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:
2 Chronicles 8:18 Old Testament, KJV
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.
2 Chronicles 9:10 Old Testament, KJV
And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.
Job 22:24 Old Testament, KJV
Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
Job 28:16 Old Testament, KJV
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
Psalms 45:9 Old Testament, KJV
Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
Isaiah 13:12 Old Testament, KJV
I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H211, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Genesis 10:29
1 Kings 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 9:28 1 Kings 10:11 1 Kings 22:48
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1:23 1 Chronicles 29:4
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 8:18 2 Chronicles 9:10
Job 2 usages, Old Testament
Job 22:24 Job 28:16
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 45:9
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 13:12

Strong's H211 FAQ

What does ophir (אוֹפִיר) mean?

Ophir (Strong's H211) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Ophir". Owphiyr (o-feer') (or (shortened) pOphiyr {o-feer'}and fOwphir {o- feer'}) n/p. 1. Ophir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the East [of uncertain derivation]

How many times is ophir (אוֹפִיר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's H211 across 7 books.

Where can I study ophir (אוֹפִיר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H211 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate ophir (אוֹפִיר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as ophir. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.