- Original: אוּפז - Transliteration: 'Uwphaz - Phonetic: oo-fawz' - Definition: Uphaz = desire of fine gold 1. a place famous for its gold (site unknown) - Origin: perhaps a corruption of H211 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Location - Strong's: Perhaps a corruption of H211 ; Uphaz a famous gold region: - Uphaz. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • Uphaz, 2 Jeremiah 10:9; Daniel 10:5