noun
- a country of uncertain location, possibly southern Arabia or the eastern coast of Africa, from which gold and precious stones and trees were brought for Solomon. I Kings 10:11.
noun
- Bible a region, probably situated on the SW coast of Arabia on the Red Sea, renowned, esp in King Solomon’s reign, for its gold and precious stones (I Kings 9:28; 10:10)
name of a place mentioned in Old Testament as a source for fine gold; location still unknown. Hence Ophir-gold (1610s).