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Strong's #672 - אֶפְרָתָה

Transliteration
ʼEphrâth
Phonetics
ef-rawth', ef-raw'-thaw
Origin
from (H6509)
Parts of Speech
proper feminine noun, proper locative noun
TWOT
None
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Definition   
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

  1. Ephrath or Ephratah = "ash-heap: place of fruitfulness"
  2. n pr loc
    1. a place near Bethel where Rachel died and was buried
    2. another name for Bethlehem
  3. n pr f
    1. wife of Caleb

Frequency Lists
Verse Results
ASV (10)
Genesis 4
Ruth 1
1 Chronicles 3
Psalms 1
Micah 1
BSB (10)
Genesis 4
Ruth 1
1 Chronicles 3
Psalms 1
Micah 1
CSB (10)
Genesis 4
Ruth 1
1 Chronicles 3
Psalms 1
Micah 1
ESV (10)
Genesis 4
Ruth 1
1 Chronicles 3
Psalms 1
Micah 1
KJV (10)
Genesis 4
Ruth 1
1 Chronicles 3
Psalms 1
Micah 1
LEB (10)
Genesis 4
Ruth 1
1 Chronicles 3
Psalms 1
Micah 1
LSB (10)
Genesis 4
Ruth 1
1 Chronicles 3
Psalms 1
Micah 1
N95 (9)
Genesis 4
Ruth 1
1 Chronicles 3
Micah 1
NAS (10)
Genesis 4
Ruth 1
1 Chronicles 3
Psalms 1
Micah 1
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (10)
Genesis 4
Ruth 1
1 Chronicles 3
Psalms 1
Micah 1
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
 אֶפְרָ֫תָה proper name (see Sta§ 308d. 1; 342d. 2; Morgenl. Forsch. 215) — might in several cases, e.g. Genesis 35:16, be אֶפְרָת + ה locative, but see Ruth 4:11; —

1. proper name, of a location place near Bethel, where Rachel died & was buried Genesis 35:16,19; Genesis 48:7 (אֶפְרָת only Genesis 48:7 where ה perhaps dropped on accusative of ה following (Ol); in last two passages הוא בית לחם is a gloss, see Di; compare 1 Samuel 10:2).

2 id., a name of Bethlehem Micah 5:1; Ruth 4:11; compare perhaps כָּלֵב אֶפְרָתָ֑ה 1 Chronicles 2:24 (ᵐ5 ἦλθεν Ξαλὲβ εἰς Ἐφράθα).

3 id. Psalm 132:6, perhaps applied to district where Kirjath Jearim lay, on the border of Judah & Benjamin, compare De Che.

4. proper name, feminineאֶפְרָת name given to wife of Caleb 1 Chronicles 2:19 = אֶפְרָתָ֑ח 1 Chronicles 2:50; 1 Chronicles 4:4.


Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
List of Word Forms
אֶפְרָ֑תָה אֶפְרָ֔ת אֶפְרָ֔תָה אֶפְרָ֗תָה אפרת אפרתה בְּאֶפְרָ֔תָה בְאֶפְרָ֑תָה באפרתה ’ep̄·rā·ṯāh ’ep̄·rāṯ ’ep̄rāṯ ’ep̄rāṯāh bə’ep̄rāṯāh ḇə’ep̄rāṯāh bə·’ep̄·rā·ṯāh ḇə·’ep̄·rā·ṯāh beefRatah efRat efRatah veefRatah
 
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