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Ephrathah
Biblical Persons & Places
Strong's Definition
Ephrath, another name for Bethlehem;
Derivation: or אֶפְרָתָה; from H6509 (פָּרָה); fruitfulness;
KJV Usage: once (Psalm 132:6) perhaps for Ephraim; also of an Israelitish woman; Ephrath, Ephratah.
Outline of Biblical Usage
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
אֶפְרָ֫תָה (eph.ra.tah) — Ephrathah. A womanof the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.19; married to Caleb (H3612H); mother of: Hur (H2354); also called Ephrath at 1Ch.2.19; Also named: eph.ra.ti (אֶפְרָתִי "Ephrathite" H0673H) § Ephrath or Ephratah = "ash-heap: place of fruitfulness" 1) a place near Bethel where Rachel died and was buried 2) another name for Bethlehem 3) wife of Caleb
אֶפְרָ֫תָה (eph.ra.tah) — Ephrath. Ephrath or Ephratah = "ash-heap: place of fruitfulness" Another name of bet le.chem (בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם "Bethlehem" H1035G)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
name · אֶפְרָתִי
name · אֶפְרָתִי
Names of Locations | ≈ אֶפְרָת · בֵּית לֶחֶם
Ephrath = town, also known as Ephrath and Bethlehem; ◄ territory of Judah; ► location where Jacob buried his wife Rachel
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אֶפְרָ֫תָה n.pr. n. pr. loc. place near Bethel, where Rachel died & was buried
id., a name of Bethlehem
id., perh. applied to district where Kitjath Jearim lay, on the border of Judah & Benjamin
n. pr. f. name given to wife of Caleb
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