H211

'Owphiyr

o-feer'

Proper Name Masculine

or (shortened) pOphiyr {o-feer'}; and fOwphir {o- feer'}; of uncertain derivation; Ophir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the East:--Ophir.

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