o.phen denotes the fitting time for a spoken word in the proverb’s comparison.

The sole attestation presents o.phen as the fitting time associated with a spoken word, within a comparison to apples of gold in silver settings.

1. A fitting time for a spoken word · dominant

   In Proverbs 25:11, the construct plural form occurs with “a word spoken,” marking the time as belonging to or qualifying that speech; the APB renders the clause “a word spoken upon its time.”

   Proverbs 25:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 25:11, the APB presents the clause as “a word spoken upon its time.” It does not isolate the term beyond that clause.