In the bible, Ophrah is the name of the son of Meonothai (1CH 4:14). Meaning of the name: dust; lead; a fawn. Related names are:
Gideon,
Abi,
Joash (and others ...)
. The translations of Ophrah in 21 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Ofra in Spanish to
Γοφερα in Greek!
And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah, (JOS 18:23)
And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi-ezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. (JDG 6:11)
Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovah-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites. (JDG 6:24)
And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house. (JDG 8:27)
And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites. (JDG 8:32)
And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself. (JDG 9:5)
And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual: (1SA 13:17)
And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen. (1CH 4:14)