H6078 H6078
Ophni, a town in the territory of Benjamin
This place name appears with the definite article in Joshua's list of Benjamite cities. The location is uncertain, though the name is preserved in Greek transliteration. The article suggests 'the Ophni,' perhaps indicating a well-known landmark or settlement. The town belonged to Benjamin's inheritance in the central highlands.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A Benjamite town listed in Joshua 18:24 with the definite article, 'ha-Ophni.' The article may indicate familiarity or distinguish it from similar names. Septuagint witnesses vary in transliteration, with some reading 'Aphne' and others differently. Most translations preserve the conjunction 'and' plus the article and name, treating it as a proper geographical designation whose precise location remains unknown. 1×
AR["وَ-العُفْنِيُّ"]·ben["এবং-ওফনী"]·DE["und-ha-Ophni"]·EN["and-ha-Ophni"]·FR["et-ha-Ophni"]·heb["ו-ה-עפני"]·HI["और-ओप्नी"]·ID["dan-Ofni"]·IT["e-ha-Ophni"]·jav["lan-Ofni"]·KO["그리고-오브니"]·PT["e-HaOfni"]·RU["и-Офни"]·ES["y-Ofni"]·SW["na-ha-Ofni"]·TR["ve-Ofni"]·urd["اور-عفنی"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† עָפְנִי n. pr. loc. in Benj., הָע׳ Jos 18:24, 𝔊L Αφνη.