HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6516
פַּרְוָ֑יִם
par.va.yim — Parvaim
§ Parvaim = "oriental regions" a region known for its gold output, perhaps in Arabia
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Parvaim
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
The name of a country from which Solomon obtained gold for the temple (2 Chr. 3:6). Some have identified it with Ophir, but it is uncertain whether it is even the name of a place. It may simply, as some think, denote “Oriental regions.”
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.