Lexical Definition

‎עׇפְרָה‎ ʻOphrâh (of-raw') Ophrah ^N:N--L
feminine of ‎עֹפֶר‎; female fawn

Ophrah.

• § Ophrah = "fawn"
• Ophrah, the name of an Israelite and of two places in Palestine

n pr m
1) a Judaite, son of Meonothai
n pr loc
2) a town of Benjamin approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of Bethel
3) a place in Manasseh, native place of Gideon; probably located close to Shechem

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עָפְרָה‎ proper name

1. location: a. in Benjamin Josh 18:23 (P), Αφαρ, etc.; 1Sam 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: Judg 6:11; Judg 8:27 construct ‎עָפְרַת‎ ‎אֲבִי הָעֶזְרִי‎ Judg 6:24, but ‎׳‎‎עָפְרָה וגו‎ Judg 8:32 with ‎ה‎ locative ‎עָפְרָ֫תָה‎ Judg 9:5.

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

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