Job 28:16
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יָכֹל
yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
סָלָה
çâlâh
to hang up, i.e. weigh, or (figuratively) contemn
זָהָב
zâhâb
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
אוֹפִיר
ʼÔwphîyr
Ophir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the East
יָקָר
yâqâr
valuable (objectively or subjectively)
שֹׁהַם
shôham
a gem, probably the beryl (from its pale green color)
סַפִּיר
çappîyr
a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire
Key Terms in This Verse
סַפִּיר çappîyr
a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire
Study H5601 →אוֹפִיר ʼÔwphîyr
Ophir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the East
Study H211 →זָהָב zâhâb
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
Study H2091 →Cross References
I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle,...
And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.
Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal:
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