HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6084
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)
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Ophrah
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4587
מְעוֹנֹתַי
me.o.no.tay — Meonothai
A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.14; son of: Othniel (H6274)(?) whose wife was Achsah (H5915); brother of: Hathath (H2867)(?); father of: Ophrah (H6084I) § Meonothai = "my habitations" a son of Othniel, the younger brother of Caleb
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בֵּית לְעַפְרָה
bet le.aph.rah — Beth-le-aphrah
Bethel-aphrah = "house belonging to Aphrah" or "house to (i.e. of) dust" a Philistine city Another name of oph.rah (עׇפְרָה "Ophrah" H6084G)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2663
חֲפָרַיִם
cha.pha.ra.yim — Hapharaim
Hapharaim = "two pits" a place in Issachar Another name of oph.rah (עׇפְרָה "Ophrah" H6084H)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3073
יְהֹוָה שָׁלוֹם
ye.ho.vah sha.lom — YHWH/Yahweh-shalom
Jehovah-shalom = "Jehovah is peace" the name of a sacred altar built by Gideon in Ophrah
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A fawn. 1 Chr. 4:14. (1.) A city of Benjamin (Josh. 18:23); probably identical with Ephron (2 Chr. 13:19) and Ephraim (John 11:54). (2.) “Of the Abi-ezrites.” A city of Manasseh, 6 miles south-west of Shechem, the residence of Gideon (Judg. 6:11; 8:27, 32). After his great victory over the Midianites, he slew at this place the captive kings (8:18-21). He then assumed the function of high priest, and sought to make Ophrah what Shiloh should have been. This thing “became a snare” to Gideon and his house. After Gideon’s death his family resided here till they were put to death by Abimelech (Judg. 9:5). It is identified with Ferata.
Scripture references
1 Chronicles 4:14Joshua 18:232 Chronicles 13:19John 11:54Judges 6:11Judges 8:27Judges 8:32Judges 9:51 Samuel 13:17Judges 6:24Judges 6:15Judges 9:1
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.