Original Word: עָפְרָה
Part of Speech: proper name; location; person, masculine
Transliteration: `Ophrah
Pronunciation: OH-frah
Phonetic Spelling: (of-raw')
Definition: Ophrah
Meaning: Ophrah

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root עָפַר (ʿāphar), meaning "dust" or "fawn."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the proper noun Ophrah, as it is a specific Hebrew place name. However, the concept of places and their significance can be related to Greek terms for cities or regions, such as πόλις (polis) for "city."

Usage: Ophrah is a name used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to two distinct locations. The name is often associated with a place of significance in Israel's history, particularly in the narratives of the Judges and the monarchy.

Cultural and Historical Background: Ophrah is mentioned in the context of ancient Israel, a time when the Israelites were settling in the Promised Land and establishing their tribal territories. The name reflects the agrarian and pastoral culture of the time, with its connotations of dust or young deer, which were common in the region. The locations named Ophrah were likely small settlements or towns that played roles in the tribal and national narratives of Israel.

Word Origin
from the same as opher
Definition
an Isr., also two places in Isr.
NASB Translation
Ophrah (8).

עָפְרָה proper name

1. location: a. in Benjamin Joshua 18:23 (P), Αφαρ, etc.; 1 Samuel 13:7 Γοφερα; probably = עֶפְרוֺן

2 and אֶפְרַיִם

6; perhaps modern e‰-ˆayyibeh, approximately 4 miles northeast from Bethel, compare GASm^{Geogr. 252} Buhl^{Geogr. 177.}

b. in Manasseh, Εφραθα: Judges 6:11; Judges 8:27; construct עָפְרַת אֲבִי הָעֶזְרִי Judges 6:24, but ׳עָפְרָה וגו Judges 8:32; with ה locative עָפְרָ֫תָה Judges 9:5.

2. person, masculine in Judah 1 Chronicles 4:14, Γοφερα, ᵐ5^L Εφραθ.

Ophrah

Feminine of opher; female fawn; Ophrah, the name of an Israelite and of two places in Palestine -- Ophrah.

see HEBREW opher

בְּעָפְרָ֔ה בְּעָפְרָ֖ה בְּעָפְרָ֖ת בעפרה בעפרת וְעָפְרָֽה׃ ועפרה׃ עָפְרָ֑ה עָפְרָ֔תָה עָפְרָ֖ה עפרה עפרתה ‘ā·p̄ə·rā·ṯāh ‘ā·p̄ə·rāh ‘āp̄ərāh ‘āp̄ərāṯāh afeRah afeRatah bə‘āp̄ərāh bə‘āp̄ərāṯ bə·‘ā·p̄ə·rāh bə·‘ā·p̄ə·rāṯ beafeRah beafeRat veafeRah wə‘āp̄ərāh wə·‘ā·p̄ə·rāhInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts