Meaning of Numbers: The Number 211
The English phrase "two hundred and eleven," used for the number 211, is not recorded in the King James Bible.
The possible meaning of the number 211 is derived primarily from its link to King David.
The Hebrew word minchah, Strong's Concordance #H4503, occurs 211 times in the original language of the Old Testament. It is the only word to occur 211 times. It is often translated as "offering," "present," "meat offering" or sometimes "oblation" in the King James as in the following.
And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering (minchah) unto the Lord (Genesis 4:3, KJV).
And he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meat offering (minchah); as the Lord commanded Moses (Exodus 40:29, KJV).
Minchah, many times used in relation to the Old Testament's sacrificial (offering) requirements, is utilized the most in the Book of Numbers (62) followed by Leviticus (36) and Ezekiel (15).
Number Two Hundred Eleven Appearances
The book of the minor prophet Zechariah contains 14 chapters and 211 verses in the King James translation. Zechariah is listed, in most Bibles, as the next to last book of the Old Testament. Verse 2:11 of the book looks prophetically forward to the time when Jesus will bring God's Kingdom to the earth in the Millennium.
And many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and shall be My people; and I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you (Zechariah 2:11, HBFV).
Roman Emperor Septimius Severus, in 211 A.D., died. He issued, sometime after rising to power in 193, an edict that forbade the conversion of people to Judaism or Christianity (Historia Augusta, Volume 1, page 411). Some historians argue that in the tenth year of his reign he began actively persecuting Christians (Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire).
Number 211 and King David
211, in a few Biblically places, is linked to King David.
And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz (Boaz was the great-grandfather of King David, 1Chronicles 2:11).
And Boaz answered and said to her (Ruth, his future wife), "It has been fully shown to me all that you have done to your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, and you left your father and your mother and the land of your birth, and have come to a people whom you did not know before now" (Ruth 2:11).
And it came to pass, the number of days that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months (2Samuel 2:11).
And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem (1Kings 2:11).
The Finest Gold
Definition 211 in the Hebrew section of Strong's Concordance is the word ophiyr. The word is found 13 times in 12 Hebrew Old Testament verses. It is written the most in 1Kings (4 times) followed by 1Chronicles, 2Chronicles and Job (2 each). Ophiyr, translated as "Ophir" in the King James, means "reducing to ashes."
Ophir was the name of a city or land area that was known for its gold deposits which were considered of the highest quality (Job 22:24, 28:16, Psalm 45:9, Isaiah 13:21).
King David, before he died, offered a large quantity of Ophir's gold for the building of Jerusalem temple (1Chronicles 29:4). One of the many ways King Solomon, his son, became wealthy was through his business partnership with Hiram king of Tyre. The two men sponsored ships which regularly retrieved gold from Ophir.
Moreover, because I (King David) have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,
Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir (ophiyr), and seven thousand talents of refined silver . . . (1Chronicles 29:3 - 4, KJV).
And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon. And they came to Ophir (ophiyr), and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon (1Kings 9:27 - 28, KJV).
I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir (ophiyr) (Isaiah 13:12, KJV).
More Info on Biblical Meaning of 211
There is only one word in the Bible's original languages that is recorded exactly 211 times.
A homer (cor) was used for both dry and liquid measures in the Bible. One homer, used as a dry measure, was roughly equal to 211 liters or 6.2 bushels. A "211," used by some police departments, is a code that means a robbery is currently taking place.
211 is the 47th prime number. Primes that come immediately before it are 193, 197 and 199. Those that come immediately after it are 223, 227 and 229.
211 is the sum of the three consecutive primes 67, 71 and 73.
The telephone number 211 is reserved in the United States and Canada as a fast and easy-to-remember way of accessing information.