H6084 עׇפְרָה (ʻOphrâh) of-raw'

Hebrew

Noun

Quick Definition

Ophrah

Biblical Persons & Places

Ophrah Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

A man from the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.14; only referred to as Ophrah (עׇפְרָה); a son of Meonothai.

Ophrah Ophrah_1

A location first mentioned at Jos.18.23; referred to as Ophrah (עׇפְרָה), or Beth-le-aphrah (KJV= "house of Aphrah," NIV= Beth Ophrah) (בֵּית לְעַפְרָה).

Ophrah Ophrah_2

A location first mentioned at Jdg.6.11; referred to as Ophrah (עׇפְרָה), or Hapharaim (חֲפָרַיִם).

Strong's Definition

Ophrah, the name of an Israelite and of two places in Palestine

Derivation: feminine of H6082 (עֹפֶר); female fawn;

KJV Usage: Ophrah.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Ophrah = "fawn"

n pr m

1) a Judaite, son of Meonothai

n pr loc

2) a town of Benjamin approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of Bethel

3) a place in Manasseh, native place of Gideon; probably located close to Shechem

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

עׇפְרָה (oph.rah) — 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)

עׇפְרָה (oph.rah) — 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)

עׇפְרָה (oph.rah) — 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

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

עָפְרָה (H6084)

name

Names of Locations

Ophrah = location; ◄ territory of Benjamin

JOS 18:23 · 1SA 13:17

Names of Locations

Ophrah = location; ◄ territory of Manasseh

JDG 6:11 · JDG 6:24 · JDG 8:27 · JDG 8:32 · JDG 9:5

Names of People

Ophrah = man; ◄ son of Meonothai; tribe of Judah

1CH 4:14

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

עָפְרָה n.pr. loc. in Benj.

in Manasseh

m. in Judah

base

Bible Occurrences (8)

18:23

6:11 6:24 8:27 8:32 9:5

13:17

4:14

Joshua 18:23

Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,

Judges 6:11

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 6:24

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 8:27

[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 8:32

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 9:5

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 13:17

And raiders went out of the Philistine camp in three divisions. One headed toward Ophrah in the land of Shual,

1 Chronicles 4:14

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.