Ophrah עׇפְרָה
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| עׇפְרָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ophrah |
| Strong's number | H6084 (H6084H, H6084G, H6084I) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Ophrah |
| Occurrences | 8 in 8 verses |
| Most frequent in | Judges (5) |
Ophrah (Hebrew עׇפְרָה, Strong's H6084) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Ophrah”. It occurs 8 times.
Definition
H6084H: Ophrah
Ophrah = "fawn"
a place in Manasseh, native place of Gideon; probably located close to Shechem
Also named: cha.pha.ra.yim (חֲפָרַיִם "Hapharaim" H2663)
a place in Manasseh, native place of Gideon; probably located close to Shechem
Also named: cha.pha.ra.yim (חֲפָרַיִם "Hapharaim" H2663)
H6084G: Ophrah
Ophrah = "fawn"
a town of Benjamin approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of Bethel
Also named: bet le.aph.rah (בֵּית לְעַפְרָה "Beth-le-aphrah" H1036)
a town of Benjamin approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of Bethel
Also named: bet le.aph.rah (בֵּית לְעַפְרָה "Beth-le-aphrah" H1036)
H6084I: Ophrah
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.14;
son of: Meonothai (H4587)
§ Ophrah = "fawn"
a Judaite, son of Meonothai
son of: Meonothai (H4587)
§ Ophrah = "fawn"
a Judaite, son of Meonothai
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | ophrah (8) |
|---|---|
| BSB | ophrah (8) |
Verses
Every verse with Ophrah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Joshua
- Joshua 18:23And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah,Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,
Judges
- Judges 6:11And there came an angel of the Lord, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi–ezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites.
- Judges 6:24Then Gideon built an altar there unto the Lord, and called it Jehovah–shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi–ezrites.So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
- Judges 8:27And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.From all this Gideon made an ephod, which he placed in Ophrah, his hometown. But soon all Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his household.
- Judges 8:32And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi–ezrites.Later, Gideon son of Joash died at a ripe old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
- Judges 9:5And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.He went to his father’s house in Ophrah, and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, survived, because he hid himself.
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 13:17And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual:And raiders went out of the Philistine camp in three divisions. One headed toward Ophrah in the land of Shual,
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 4:14And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.Meonothai was the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those living in Ge-harashim, which was given this name because its people were craftsmen.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).