Ophir (disambiguation)
Ophir (sometimes spelled Ofir) is a region mentioned in the Bible that was famous for its wealth. It may also refer to:
People
Ophir is used as a first and last name among people of Jewish heritage, and others. One of the common Hebrew translations for Goldman and Goldstein:
- Ophir, one of the sons of Joktan (Genesis 10:29)
- Ophir Pines-Paz, the Interior Minister of Israel, a Knesset member and one of the prominent members of the Israeli Labour Party
- Adi Ophir, an Israeli philosopher at Tel Aviv University
- Shaike Ophir was an Israeli film actor, mime and comedian, considered one of the most important entertainers in Israel from the fifties up to the eighties.
Other places
- Colonia Ofir, a Russian settlement in Uruguay
- Mount Ophir, a 1276m high mountain in Muar, Malaysia, also known as Gunung Ledang
- Ophir, New South Wales, a locality where gold was first discovered in Australia in 1851
- Ophir, New Zealand, a small town in Central Otago
- Ophir, Ontario, Canada, a small farming community in Northern Ontario's Algoma District
- Ophir Chasma, a canyon on the planet Mars
- Orphir, Orkney, Scotland
- United States
- Ophir, Alaska, an abandoned gold-rush town in Alaska
- Ophir, California, a small town in Placer County
- Ophir, Colorado, a town of 113 people
- Ophir, Kentucky, a town
- Ophir, Oregon, an unincorporated community in Curry County
- Ophir, Utah, a town of 23 people
- Mount Ophir, California, a ghost town in Mariposa County
Other uses
- SS Ophir (ship), a British steel twin-screw ocean liner, built in 1891
- Ophir Award, the most important Israeli film award named after Shaike Ophir
- Ophir Energy, oil and gas exploration company
- Ophir (Conan), a nation in the fictional world of Conan the Barbarian
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