Quick Definition
Orpah
Biblical Persons & Places
Orpah
Woman living before Israel's Monarchy
A woman of the Moabites living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.1.4;
only referred to as Orpah (עׇרְפָּה);
wife of Chilion.
Strong's Definition
Orpah, a Moabites
Derivation: feminine of H6203 (עֹרֶף); mane;
KJV Usage: Orpah.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Orpah = "gazelle"
1) a Moabite woman, wife of Chilion, the son of Naomi, and sister-in- law of Ruth
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עׇרְפָּה (or.pah) — Orpah. A woman of the Moabites living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.1.4; married to Chilion (H3630) § Orpah = "gazelle" a Moabite woman, wife of Chilion, the son of Naomi, and sister-in- law of Ruth
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עָרְפָּה n.pr.f. sister-in-law of Ruth base
