How many times is Ophrah mentioned in the Bible?
The word Ophrah appears 8 times in the King James Version, in 8 verses. It is found in 4 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Ophrah 9 times.
Ophrah in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Ophrah counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Ophrah | 8 | 9 |
| Total | 8 | 9 |
What the name Ophrah means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Ophrah as "dust; lead; a fawn".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-24.
Which books mention Ophrah most
Ophrah appears in 4 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Judges has the most (5), then Joshua (1) and 1 Samuel (1).
First and last mention of Ophrah
And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah,
And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.
Where the two translations differ
0 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 1 verse matches only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Micah 1:10: counted in the World English Bible only
Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.
Don’t tell it in Gath. Don’t weep at all. At Beth Ophrah I have rolled myself in the dust.
Common questions
How many times is Ophrah in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 8 of the 8 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Ophrah appears in 4 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Judges has the most (5), then Joshua (1) and 1 Samuel (1).
Where is Ophrah first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Joshua 18:23: "And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah," The last is 1 Chronicles 4:14.
What does the name Ophrah mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Ophrah as "dust; lead; a fawn".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-24.