אופיר

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Proper noun

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אופיר / אֹפִר (ofírm

  1. (biblical) the eleventh son of Joktan
    • Tanach, Genesis 10:29, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וְאֶת־אוֹפִר וְאֶת־חֲוִילָה וְאֶת־יוֹבָב כָּל־אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי יָקְטָן׃
      v-et Ofír v-et Ḥavilá v-et Yováv; kol éleh b'nei Yoqtán.
      and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
  2. Ophir (a biblical port, known for its gold production)
    • Tanach, 1 Kings 10:11, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וְגַם אֳנִי חִירָם אֲשֶׁר־נָשָׂא זָהָב מֵאוֹפִיר הֵבִיא מֵאֹפִיר עֲצֵי אַלְמֻגִּים הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד וְאֶבֶן יְקָרָה׃
      V-gam oní Ḥirám ashér nasá zaháv me-Ofír heví me-Ofír ʿatséi almugím harbé m'ód v-éven y'qará.
      And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of sandal-wood and precious stones.
    • Tanach, Isaiah 13:12, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      אוֹקִ֥יר אֱנ֖וֹשׁ מִפָּ֑ז וְאָדָ֖ם מִכֶּ֥תֶם אוֹפִֽיר׃
      Oqír enósh mip-paz v-adám mi-kétem Ofír.
      I will make man more rare than fine gold, Even man than the pure gold of Ophir.
  3. (metonymically) gold in general
    Synonyms: זָהָב, פַּז, סְגוֹר, כֶּתֶם, חָרוּץ, בֶּצֶר
    • Tanach, Job 22:23, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וְשִׁית־עַל־עָפָר בָּצֶר וּכְצוּר נְחָלִים אוֹפִיר׃
      V-shit ʿal ʿafár bátser u-kh-tsur n'ḥalím ofir.
      If you regard treasure as dirt, Ophir-gold as stones of the wadi.
  4. a male or female given name, equivalent to English Ophir

Descendants

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  1. Ofir, a beach in Fão, Portugal.
  2. Ophir

References

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