Strong's Definition
1036 Beyth l-`Aphrah bayth le-af-raw' from 1004 and the feminine of 6083 (with preposition interposed); house to (i.e. of) dust; Beth-le-Aphrah, a place in Palestine
KJV Usage: house of Aphrah
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
בֵּית לְעַפְרָה (bet le.aph.rah) — Beth-le-aphrah. Bethel-aphrah = "house belonging to Aphrah" or "house to (i.e. of) dust" a Philistine city Another name of oph.rah (עׇפְרָה "Ophrah" H6084G)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · בַּיִת · עָפָר
Names of Locations
Beth-Leaphrah = town; ◄ territory of Judah or Philistia; ≈ the name is probably a pun on עָפָר "dust", perhaps of lament
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
בֵּית לְעַפְרָה n.pr.loc. appar. in Philistine territory Mi 1:10; site unknown, & txt. dub. done
