Isaiah 13:12

אוֹקִ֥יר אֱנ֖וֹשׁ מִפָּ֑ז וְאָדָ֖ם מִכֶּ֥תֶם אוֹפִֽיר

I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

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וְהֶחֱזִיקוּ שֶׁבַע נָשִׁים בְּאִישׁ אֶחָד בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא לֵאמֹר לַחְמֵנוּ נֹאכֵל וְשִׂמְלָתֵנוּ נִלְבָּשׁ רַק יִקָּרֵא שִׁמְךָ עָלֵינוּ אֱסֹף חֶרְפָּתֵֽנוּ׃

And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.

Isaiah 24:6

עַל-כֵּן אָלָה אָכְלָה אֶרֶץ וַֽיֶּאְשְׁמוּ יֹשְׁבֵי בָהּ עַל-כֵּן חָרוּ יֹשְׁבֵי אֶרֶץ וְנִשְׁאַר אֱנוֹשׁ מִזְעָֽר׃

Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.

Job 28:16

לֹֽא-תְסֻלֶּה בְּכֶתֶם אוֹפִיר בְּשֹׁהַם יָקָר וְסַפִּֽיר׃

It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

Psalms 137:9

אַשְׁרֵי׀ שֶׁיֹּאחֵז וְנִפֵּץ אֶֽת-עֹלָלַיִךְ אֶל-הַסָּֽלַע׃

Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

Isaiah 13:15

כָּל-הַנִּמְצָא יִדָּקֵר וְכָל-הַנִּסְפֶּה יִפּוֹל בֶּחָֽרֶב׃

Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword.

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Isaiah 13:12

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The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.

אוֹקִ֥יר אֱנ֖וֹשׁ Tipeha — a lesser break מִפָּ֑ז Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וְאָדָ֖ם Tipeha — a lesser break מִכֶּ֥תֶם אוֹפִֽיר Silluq — end of the verse

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Word Parts

אוֹקִ֥יר

Root word precious, withdraw, at, by

Dictionary form: יָקַר · yaw-KAHR

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vhi1cs

Verb — Hiphil, Imperfect (Yiqtol), first person singular causative — "he made (someone) do" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "I"

אוֹקִיר

Speech Verb Stem Hiphil Type Imperfect (Yiqtol) Person First Person Number Singular

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In English

In the KJV here: more precious

be precious ×2 and precious ×1 i was prised at ×1 is precious ×1 more precious ×1 precious ×1 set by ×1 thou wast precious ×1

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precious — Most natural modern equivalent; widely applicable.

valuable — Emphasizes monetary or practical worth.

rare — Highlights scarcity as the source of value.

prized — Conveys high esteem or personal regard.

honored — Best when worth is relational or reputational.

withdraw — Use only for the verbal sense of holding back.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB3698 H3365

[יָקַר] verb be precious, prized, appraised (Late Hebrew id., Pi`el, Hiph`il; Aramaic יְקַר, , be heavy, precious; Pa`el honour; יַקִּיר, weighty, precious, honoured; compare Assyrian a‡âru, be precious, costly, and derivatives, Dl^{HWB 240}; Arabic be heavy, II. honour; dignity; Sabean noun יקר honour DHM^{ZMG 1883, 402}) —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular יָָֽקְרָה 1Sam 16:21 2 masculine singular יָקַרְתָּ Isa 43:4 1 singular יָקַרְתִּי Zech 11:13 3 plural יָקְרוּ Ps 139:17 Imperfect וַיִּיקַר 1Sam 18:30 וְיֵקַר Ps 49:9 וְיֵיקַר Ps 72:14 jussive תִּיקַר(נָֿאׅ 2Kgs 1:13; 2Kgs 1:14 —

1. be precious:
a. = highly valued, esteemed, David's name, וַיִּיקַר שְׁמוֺ מְאֹד 1Sam 18:30 of Israel, יָקַרְתָּ בְעֵינַי Isa 43:4 (+ נִכְבַּדְתָּ, אֲהַבְתִּיךָ); of God's thoughts וְלִי מַהיָָּֽֿקִרוּ רֵעֶיךָ Ps 139:17 (Ew Hi Hup render hard, difficult: compare יַקִּירָה Dan 2:11).
b. especially of life (נֶפֶשׁ), in phrase יָָֽקִרָה נַפְשִׁי בְּעֵינֶיךָ 1Sam 26:21, i.e. thou hast spared it; so (jussive) 2Kgs 1:13; 2Kgs 1:14 similarly יֵיקַר דָּמָם בְּעֵינָיו Ps 72:14 (|| מִתּוֺךְ וּמֵחָמָס יִגְאַל נַפְשָׁס).
c. be costly, וְיֵקַר פִּדְיוֺן נַפְשָׁם Ps 49:9.

2. be appraised, valued, אֶדֶר הַיְקָר אֲשֶׁר יָקַרְתִּי מֵעֲלֵיהֶם Zech 11:13 the magnificence of the price at which I was appraised (and dismissed) from them! Hiph`il Imperfect 1 singular אוֺקִיר אֱנוֺשׁ מִפָּ֑ז Isa 13:12 I will make men more rare (literally precious) than fine gold. Imperative הֹקַר Prov 25:17 make rare (i.e. withhold) thy foot from the house of thy friend.

Strong's Definition H3365

precious, withdraw, at, by

yāqar

properly, apparently, to be heavy, i.e., (figuratively) valuable; causatively, to make rare (figuratively, to inhibit)

to esteem, be prized, be valuable, be precious, be costly, be appraised

(Qal)

to be precious, be highly valued, be esteemed, be costly

Variations 11 forms of this word

Translations 10 English renderings

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Word Parts

אֱנ֖וֹשׁ

Root word men, man, certain, one, mans, …

Dictionary form: אֱנוֹשׁ · eh-NOHSH

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsa

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

אֱנוֹשׁ

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: i will make a man

men ×54 the men ×31 and the men ×12 of the men ×9 man ×8 of men ×5 a man ×4 and his men ×4

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person — Neutral, inclusive; good default for generic human reference.

human being — Emphasizes shared humanity; suits philosophical or theological contexts.

mortal — Highlights human frailty and finitude; fits poetic or lament passages.

people — Use for plural collective sense; stresses community over individuality.

individual — Useful when singling out one member of a group.

someone — Informal; best for indefinite or unspecified reference.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB609 H582

אֱנוֺשׁ noun masculine^{Job 15:14} man, mankind, mostly in poetry (18 t. Job, 13 t. Psalms, etc.) (Arabic (collective), Aramaic אֱנָשׁ, (collective), Nabataean אנוש Palmyrene אנש Sabean אנס DHM^{ZMG 1883, 330}, also Arabic Assyrian nišu, people, & compare tenišêtu, humanity, human race, see COT^{Gloss sub} אנשׁ & נשׁ & Hpt^{KAT 2.497}) — absolute Isa 8:1 +; construct Jer 20:10 —

1. of individ. Job 5:17; Job 13:9; Ps 55:14, compare Isa 13:12 (|| אָדָם) Isa 56:2 (|| בֶּןאֿדם; Jer 20:10 שְׁלֹמִי ׳א man of my peace, i.e. my friend.

2. coll. men Isa 24:6; Isa 33:8; Isa 51:7; Ps 66:12 = men in general; ordinary men Ps 73:5 compare ׳חֶרֶט א i.e. a common stylus Isa 8:1 (see אַמַּת אִישׁ Deut 3:11).

3. man, mankind Deut 32:26; Job 7:1; Job 14:19; Job 28:4; Job 28:13; Job 32:8; Job 33:26; Job 36:25 (|| אָדָם & אֲנָשִׁים vJob 36:24) Ps 56:2 especially opposed to God Job 4:17 (|| גֶּכֶר) Job 7:17; Job 9:2; Job 10:4; Job 10:5; Job 15:14; Job 25:4; Job 33:12; 2Chr 14:10; Ps 8:5 (|| בֶּןאָֿדָם so Isa 51:12; Ps 9:20; Ps 9:21, Ps 90:3 (|| בְּנֵיאָֿדָ; Ps 103:15 ׳בֶּןאֿ Ps 144:3 (|| אָדָם; compare רִמָּה וּבֶןאָֿדָם ׳כִּיאֿ תּוֺלֵעָה Job 25:6 מִןהָֿאָרֶץ ׳א Ps 10:18 ׳כָּללְֿבַב א Isa 13:7 compare Ps 104:15 (twice in verse).

BDB9319 H582

I. אנשׁ (√ of following; compare Biblical Hebrew II. אנשׁ, אֱנוֺשׁ).

Strong's Definition H582

men, man, certain, one, mans, …

ʾĕnôš

properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified H0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)

man, mortal man, person, mankind

of an individual

Variations 41 forms of this word

Translations 86 English renderings

Man

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Word Parts

מִ פָּ֑ז

מִ

Prefix — preposition from, out of

פָּ֑ז

Root word gold

Dictionary form: פָּז · pawdz

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Ncmsa

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

מִ	Speech Preposition
פָּז	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: than fine gold

fine gold ×2 of fine gold ×2 of pure gold ×1 than fine gold ×1 to fine gold ×1 yea above fine gold ×1 yea than fine gold ×1

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pure gold — Emphasizes refinement and freedom from impurity.

refined gold — Highlights the processing/purification aspect.

finest gold — Superlative register; good for poetic or elevated contexts.

choice gold — Suggests selectivity and high quality; slightly formal.

solid gold — Modern idiom for unadulterated gold; accessible register.

gold of the highest quality — Explanatory phrase; useful when precision matters most.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB6572 H6337

פַּז noun masculine^{Ps 19:11} refined, pure gold (Talmud פִּיזָּא; ᵑ7 פִּיזּוּזָא); — עֲטֶרֶת פָּ֑ז Ps 21:4 in comparison of value or beauty: Lam 4:2, ׳אַדְנֵיפֿ Song 5:15 || (or +) זהב Job 28:17 (׳כְּלִיפֿ), Ps 19:11 (+ רָ֑ב), Ps 119:127 || כֶּתֶם Isa 13:12, compare ׳כֶּתֶם פ Song 5:11 + חָרוּץ Prov 8:19.

Strong's Definition H6337

gold

pāz

pure (gold); hence, gold itself (as refined)

refined or pure gold

Variations 9 forms of this word

Translations 7 English renderings

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מִ כֶּ֥תֶם

מִ

Prefix — preposition from, out of

כֶּ֥תֶם

Root word gold, most, wedge

Dictionary form: כֶּתֶם · keh-TEM

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Ncmsc

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

מִ	Speech Preposition
כֶּתֶם	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Construct

In English

In the KJV here: than the golden wedge

fine gold ×1 gold ×1 in gold ×1 is as the most ×1 of fine gold ×1 than the golden wedge ×1 to the fine gold ×1 with fine gold ×1

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pure gold — Highlights refined quality; good default rendering.

fine gold — Modernized from KJV; signals highest purity grade.

precious gold — Emphasizes value and rarity in poetic contexts.

refined gold — Stresses processing/purity; suits technical or craft contexts.

gold of highest quality — Explanatory phrase; use when clarity outweighs concision.

gleaming gold — Captures visual/aesthetic nuance in poetry or imagery.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB4250 H3800

כֶּ֫תֶם noun masculine^{Lam 4:1} gold, in poetry and late (perhaps loan-word in Hebrew; Phoenician has proper name, masculine כתם; Sabean כתם Hal^{Et. Sab. 190}; kaθam¹ as loan-word in Egyptian, Bondi^{80 f.}); — ׳כ absolute Job 28:19 + 3 t., כָּ֑תֶם Prov 25:12 construct כֶּתֶם Isa 13:12 + 3 t.; — אוֺפִיר ׳כ Isa 13:12 gold of Ophir (|| פָּ֑ז), so Job 28:16; Ps 45:10 אוּפָ֑ז ׳כ Dan 10:5 (read perhaps אוֺפִיר for אוּפָז q. v.); ׳כ alone Job 31:24 ׅ || (זָהָב ׳חֲלִיכֿ Prov 25:12 ornament of gold ׅ || (זָהָבנֶזֶם פָּ֑ז ׳כ Song 5:11 טָהוֺר ׳כ Job 28:19 הַטּוֺב ׳הַכּ Lam 4:1 || זָהָב.

Strong's Definition H3800

gold, most, wedge

ketem

properly, something carved out, i.e., ore; hence, gold (pure as originally mined)

gold, pure gold

Variations 6 forms of this word

Translations 9 English renderings

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Word Parts

אוֹפִֽיר

Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of ophir")

Dictionary form: אוֹפִיר · oh-PEER

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Np

Noun — Proper Name

אוֹפִֽיר

Speech Noun Type Proper Name

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In the KJV here: of ophir

of ophir ×4 from ophir ×3 to ophir ×3 and ophir ×1 and the gold of ophir ×1 ophir ×1

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Ophir — Standard proper noun; use in nearly all contexts.

the land of Ophir — Clarifies geographic reference for general audiences.

Ophir's gold — Use when context emphasizes the famous gold of Ophir.

the region of Ophir — Neutral geographic term when exact nature is uncertain.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB234 H211

אוֺפִיר proper name Ophir — ׳א 1Kgs 10:11 +; אוֺפִ֫ירָה 1Kgs 9:28 + אוֺפִר Gen 10:29 אֹפִיר 1Kgs 10:11 —

1. proper name, masculine 11th son of Joktan Gen 10:29 (J) = 1Chr 1:23 ᵐ5 Οὐφειρ, Ὠφειρ, name of an Arabian tribe, see Gen 10:30 & Di.

2. proper name, of a location (land or city south or southeast from Palestine, exact position unknown, compare below; ᵐ5 Σωφηρα, Σωφειρα, Σουφειρ, etc.; Job 28:16 Ὠφειρ AC, compare 1Kgs 22:49 A Ὠφειρδε, B omitted) place whither Solomon's ships went from Ezion Geber, bringing thence gold 1Kgs 9:28 — compare 1Kgs 22:49 — 2Chr 8:18 gold, almug- (sandal-?) wood & gems 2Chr 10:11 (twice in verse), compare 2Chr 9:10 probably 1Kgs 10:22 reference to same ships; they came once in three years with gold, silver, ivory, apes & peacocks (all from Ophir ?); 2Chr 9:21 makes these ships go to Tarshish (but on Tarshish-ships, i.e. large, sea-going vessels, merchantmen, see 1Kgs 22:49 & below תַּרְשִׁישׁ).

3. characteristic of fine gold (in poetry & late) ׳זְהַב א 1Chr 29:4 ׳כֶּתֶם א Isa 13:12; Job 28:16; Ps 45:10.

4. hence for fine gold itself Job 22:24 (|| בֶּצֶר). — (If 2 = 1, then southern, probably south-eastern, Arabia (compare Di Gen 10:29) furnished the gold; and other articles, which point farther east (e.g. to India, toward which the words קוֺפִים apes & תֻּכִּיִּים peacocks seem to lead), were either brought to Ophir by traders, & so found there by Solomon's men, or were found elsewhere by the latter, whose cruise may have taken them beyond Ophir, the name of Ophir alone, as source of gold-supply, being preserved. If (less likely) 1 & 2 are not the same, the only data for determining location of 2 are the articles brought, & one may look toward India, Ceylon or other islands, or even lower Africa. Particular theories have as yet no adequate support; e.g.
(a) old city Supara, or Uppara, in the region of Goa, Malabar coast (compare ᵐ5 above 2, but also 1; form with Σ said on Coptic authority to denote India, see Jablonskii^{Opusc. ed. te Water i. 337}; compare also Jos^{Ant. «JOSEPHUS:Antiquities 8:6»viii. 6}. 4; in that case its use by ᵐ5 may indicate a theory of the location of Ophir);
(b) peninsula Malacca;
(c) island Sumatra;
(d) Sofâla, with city Zimbabye (southeast Africa);
(e) west coast of Arabia (where gold & silver formerly found), etc. On these & other theories, see Di Gen 10:29 Ri^{HWB, Herzog}, Smith^{Dict. Bib}.; compare Glas^{Skizze ii. 367 ff}.)

**WMM^As.u.Eur.111 identifies with Egyptian Punt, on western coast of Red Sea.

Strong's Definition H211

ophir

ʾôpîr

reducing to ashes

Ophir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the East

eleventh son of Joktan

Variations 7 forms of this word

Translations 6 English renderings

Ophir Ophir

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וְ	Speech Conjunction
אָדָם	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute