HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H210
אוּפָז
u.phaz — Uphaz
§ Uphaz = "desire of fine gold" a place famous for its gold
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Uphaz
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Probably another name for Ophir (Jer. 10:9). Some, however, regard it as the name of an Indian colony in Yemen, southern Arabia; others as a place on or near the river Hyphasis (now the Ghana), the south-eastern limit of the Punjaub.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.