“Ophir”的英文意思

单词

Ophir

释义

Ophir|ˈəʊfə(r)|
[Heb. ōphīr.]
The name of a place or region mentioned in the O.T., whence fine gold was obtained, the locality of which is still uncertain; hence gold of Ophir, Ophir-gold, and Ophir alone (as in Heb. Job xxii. 24), in the sense ‘fine gold’.
1614Sylvester Bethulia's Rescue iv. 40 Adorn'd with Ophir-Gold.1630Evans' Almanac in Brit. Q. Rev. LVI. 350 It is not wealth, nor Ophir-gold that can enrich our need.1682Sir T. Browne Chr. Mor. i. §28 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.

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