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, a fictional country in the Hyborian Age invented by Robert E. Howard