Ophirn.

Brit.

/ˈəʊfə/, U.S.

/ˈoʊfər/

Forms: late Middle English– Ophir, 1500s Ophar, 1600s Opher, 1600s Ophyr.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Ophir.

Etymology: < Ophir (post-classical Latin Ophir (Vulgate), Hebrew 'ōpīr), the name of a country or place famous for its fine gold, which in Old Testament times was exported to Judah.For earlier use of the name in an English context, compare: ▸ a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 186 Ophir..was sometyme yclepede..‘the golden londe’. The site of Ophir is uncertain.

I. Compounds.

1. Ophir gold n. (also gold of Ophir) fine gold from Ophir, which in Old Testament times was exported to Judah.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > precious metal > [noun] > gold > pure or refined gold

Ophir golda1425

obrizum?a1439

ducat gold1548

Ophir1628

obrize1631

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) 1 Chron. xxix. 4 Thre thousynde talentis of gold, of the gold of Ophir.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Job xxviii. 16 No wedges of gold of Ophir.

1584 T. Hudson tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Hist. Judith iv. 52 At night, she left her chamber sole and colde, Attyrde with Ceres gifts and Ophir golde.

1614 J. Sylvester Bethulia's Rescue iv. 40 Adorn'd with Ophir-Gold.

?1625 R. Crane Pilgrimes New-yeares-gift 14 A stately Structure, whose Materials bee of Gold of Ophir, cut substantiall Into a Holy Altars forme.

1630 Evans' Almanac in Brit. Q. Rev. 56 350 It is not wealth, nor Ophir-gold that can enrich our need.

1740 S. Dixon Poems Several Occasions 74 Let Ophir Gold adorn the Base.

1766 A. Nicol Poems Several Subj. 70 The gold of Ophir, and the coral fine.

1860 N. Hawthorne Marble Faun I. xvii. 201 Could its gold of Ophir again be brought to light, it would be the most precious relic of past ages.

1954 J. A. S. J. Kleist et al. Psalm xlv, in Psalms in Rhythmic Prose 66 The queen stands at your right, arrayed in Ophir gold.

1970 Bible (New Eng.) Isaiah xiii. 12 I will make men scarcer than fine gold, rarer than Gold of Ophir.

†II. Simple uses.

2. = Ophir gold n. at sense 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > precious metal > [noun] > gold > pure or refined gold

Ophir golda1425

obrizum?a1439

ducat gold1548

Ophir1628

obrize1631

1535 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (rev. ed.) xvi. f. ccxxiv^v/2 And the Hebrewes calle hit Opham, and the Grekes name it Crison.]

1628 R. Hayman Quodlibets i. 15 But your rich mind mixt with no base allay, is ancient Opher of the old assay.

a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) i. 32 There is Dross, Alloy, and Embasement in all human Temper; and he flieth without Wings, who thinks to find Ophyr or pure Metal in any.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	ophir
释义	Ophirn. Brit. /ˈəʊfə/, U.S. /ˈoʊfər/ Forms: late Middle English– Ophir, 1500s Ophar, 1600s Opher, 1600s Ophyr. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Ophir. Etymology: < Ophir (post-classical Latin Ophir (Vulgate), Hebrew 'ōpīr), the name of a country or place famous for its fine gold, which in Old Testament times was exported to Judah.For earlier use of the name in an English context, compare: ▸ a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 186 Ophir..was sometyme yclepede..‘the golden londe’. The site of Ophir is uncertain. I. Compounds. 1. Ophir gold n. (also gold of Ophir) fine gold from Ophir, which in Old Testament times was exported to Judah. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > precious metal > [noun] > gold > pure or refined gold Ophir golda1425 obrizum?a1439 ducat gold1548 Ophir1628 obrize1631 a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) 1 Chron. xxix. 4 Thre thousynde talentis of gold, of the gold of Ophir. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Job xxviii. 16 No wedges of gold of Ophir. 1584 T. Hudson tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Hist. Judith iv. 52 At night, she left her chamber sole and colde, Attyrde with Ceres gifts and Ophir golde. 1614 J. Sylvester Bethulia's Rescue iv. 40 Adorn'd with Ophir-Gold. ?1625 R. Crane Pilgrimes New-yeares-gift 14 A stately Structure, whose Materials bee of Gold of Ophir, cut substantiall Into a Holy Altars forme. 1630 Evans' Almanac in Brit. Q. Rev. 56 350 It is not wealth, nor Ophir-gold that can enrich our need. 1740 S. Dixon Poems Several Occasions 74 Let Ophir Gold adorn the Base. 1766 A. Nicol Poems Several Subj. 70 The gold of Ophir, and the coral fine. 1860 N. Hawthorne Marble Faun I. xvii. 201 Could its gold of Ophir again be brought to light, it would be the most precious relic of past ages. 1954 J. A. S. J. Kleist et al. Psalm xlv, in Psalms in Rhythmic Prose 66 The queen stands at your right, arrayed in Ophir gold. 1970 Bible (New Eng.) Isaiah xiii. 12 I will make men scarcer than fine gold, rarer than Gold of Ophir. †II. Simple uses. 2. = Ophir gold n. at sense 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > precious metal > [noun] > gold > pure or refined gold Ophir golda1425 obrizum?a1439 ducat gold1548 Ophir1628 obrize1631 1535 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (rev. ed.) xvi. f. ccxxiv^v/2 And the Hebrewes calle hit Opham, and the Grekes name it Crison.] 1628 R. Hayman Quodlibets i. 15 But your rich mind mixt with no base allay, is ancient Opher of the old assay. a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) i. 32 There is Dross, Alloy, and Embasement in all human Temper; and he flieth without Wings, who thinks to find Ophyr or pure Metal in any. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.a1425
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