- Original: עפני - Transliteration: `Ophniy - Phonetic: of-nee' - Definition: Ophni = mouldy 1. a town of Benjamin located 2.5 (4.5 km) miles northwest of Bethel; modern 'Jifna' - Origin: from an unused noun [denoting a place in Palestine] - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Location - Strong's: From an unused noun (denoting a place in Palestine; from an unused root of uncertain meaning); an Ophnite (collectively) or inhabitant of Ophen: - Ophni. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Ophni, 1 Joshua 18:24